Beginning of the pharaonic state in Egypt involved extraordinary carefully orchestrated violence against people, warranting investigation into what political purposes this violence served rather than dismissing it or attributing it to mysterious civilizations.
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David WengrowEvidence Quote
“you know that isn't that fascinating enough you know let's try and get our heads around what's going on there which we do in chapter 10 or something of the dawn of everything let's talk about that that's kind of intriguing you know why does the beginning of what we call the ancient State involves this extraordinary carefully orchestrated violence against people”
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Everything We Think We Know About Early Human History is Wrong | David Wengrow on Downstream— Novara MediaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:30:32 PM
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