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The essay is thought‑provoking but over‑states its archaeological and climatological case. Graeber and Wengrow’s thesis that urban‑scale congregation can precede full agrarian dependence is intriguing, yet the piece presents it as consensus when it is still hotly debated. Its environmental warnings are directionally sound—industrial civilisation is indeed energy‑hungry and ecologically costly—but the quantitative climate claims cherry‑pick the most extreme possibilities and compress timelines.
A more balanced narrative would:
Distinguish clearly between ritual aggregation sites, large villages, and true cities.
Acknowledge the co‑evolution of cultivation, herding and settlement rather than framing farming as a sudden fall from Eden.
Ground climate projections in probability‑weighted IPCC ranges rather than worst‑case straight‑line extrapolations.
Recognise the diversity of ancient agricultural regimes—some highly destructive, others relatively sustainable.
Until those nuances are incorporated, the piece remains a compelling eco‑anthropological manifesto, not a fully evidenced account.