David Wengrow (born 25 July 1972) is a British archaeologist and Professor of Comparative Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He co-authored the international bestseller The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity which was a finalist for the Orwell Prize in 2022. Wengrow has contributed essays on topics such as social inequality and climate change to The Guardian and The New York Times. In 2021 he was ranked #10 in ArtReview’s Power 100 list of the most influential people in art.
David Wengrow
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- July 25, 1972
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Books by David Wengrow
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The dawn of everything : a new history of humanity
by David Wengrow, David Graeber, David Wengrow, and 1 other