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David Wengrow gives Stanford University Distinguished Lectures (April 2023)

5 April 2023

David Wengrow (UCL Institute of Archaeology) has been invited to present in the Distinguished Lecture Series at Stanford University, USA.

Prehistoric rock painting figures and shapes in browns. reds, oranges and white on a light/neutral coloured background (stone)

The Stanford Archaeology Center invites prominent archaeologists from around the world to be in residence for a week as a Distinguished Lecturer. During their residency, the Distinguished Lecturer gives two lectures and meets with faculty, postdoctoral scholars and students. Distinguished Lecturers are nominated by Stanford Archaeology Center faculty and selected by the Director.

A landscape photo of white building (a square tower with red domed roof) with trees around it and a roof of another building in the foreground

David Wengrow will beÌýin residency inÌýStanford later this monthÌýgiving lectures entitled '' and alsoÌý''.Ìý

´Ç²ÔÌýThe Dawn of Everything:ÌýA New History of Humanity,Ìýhis bestsellingÌýbook with the late David Graeber, and has previously been invited to reflect on theÌýideas stemming from the book, and his new collaboration on Forensic Architecture, atÌýtwoÌýliterature festivals inÌýIndiaÌýas well as special events in Chicago, EdinburghÌýand ItalyÌý( ²¹²Ô»åÌý, both in Turin).

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Images:Ìý

  • Top: Prehistoric rock art paintings, La Lindosa, Colombia (Image: Alamy)
  • Middle:ÌýStanford University ÌýHoover Tower (Image: Sue Hamilton)
  • Bottom: Prof David Wengrow, UCL Institute of Archaeology (Image: Tom Jamieson)