Cities without Kings: Humanity's Prehistory on Ukrainian Soil — with David Wengrow

What can the deep past of Ukrainian lands reveal about the global story of humanity?

Six thousand years ago, "mega-sites" flourished in what is now central Ukraine — but can these be considered the world’s first cities?

How were they organized without central authorities, and how do they challenge everything we thought we knew about early social life?

• Guest: David Wengrow, a renowned British archaeologist and Professor of Comparative Archaeology at University College London. He is the co-author, alongside David Graeber, of the international bestseller "The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity".
• Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, editor-in-chief of UkraineWorld, and president of PEN Ukraine.

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