[1] He co-authored the international bestseller The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity which was a finalist for the Orwell Prize in 2022.

[2] Wengrow has contributed essays on topics such as social inequality and climate change to The Guardian[3] and The New York Times.

[9] Wengrow has conducted archaeological excavations in Africa and the Middle East, most recently with the Sulaymaniyah Museum in Iraqi Kurdistan.

[10] He is the author of three books and numerous academic articles on topics including the origins of writing, ancient art, Neolithic societies, and the emergence of the first states in Egypt and Mesopotamia.

[21] In 2023, Wengrow was awarded the Albertus Magnus Professorship by the University of Cologne, among the university's highest academic honours,[22] with previous recipients including such renowned scientists and researchers as Michael Tomasello, Bruno Latour, and Judith Butler.