Comparative archaeology expert recognised with prestigious honour and lecture series

David Wengrow Congratulations to Professor David Wengrow (UCL Archaeology), who has been named the 2023 Albertus Magnus Professor at the University of Cologne, one of the university's highest academic honours, for his work on comparative archaeology around the world. The University of Cologne noted that "Professor Wengrow is one of the leading exponents of 'World Archaeology' and investigates the history of humanity and the understanding of human culture in innovative ways." In addition to his academic work, which has earned him numerous prizes and honours, the University also noted that Professor Wengrow has made efforts to communicate his scholarship to the broader public, notably as co-author of the best-selling book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity . Recently, Professor Wengrow also co-curated an exhibition for the Venice Architecture Biennale about the remains of a 6,000-year-old city in Ukraine. Titled The Nebelivka Hypothesis , the multimedia exhibition combined 3D modelling, photogrammetry, remote sensing and simulations to challenge notions of the city as an incubator for extractive economies and social hierarchy. To mark his receipt of the Albertus Magnus Professor chair, Professor Wengrow will deliver two public lectures and host a seminar about his research. His first lecture is titled 'Kairos: Human Prehistory in the Eye of the Storm' while his second lecture will be 'On the Origins of "The Origins of Inequality" (Analysis of a Contemporary Myth)'.