This is true *but* we have also seen an increase in archaeological research on inequality/lack thereof that I think is interesting and productive…so something genuinely to be said for it as “provocative”
Melissa Kutner
Every time I've seen Graeber and Wengrow discussed in an academic context, it's the same thing: everyone agrees that it is 'stimulating' and 'timely' because you are required to say something nice and then everyone also concludes that it utterly fumbles their specific period of expertise.
