I hate that formula as well, but in this case the misconception is still a standard narrative that gets repeated over and over again, even in classrooms. And i

I hate that formula as well, but in this case the misconception is still a standard narrative that gets repeated over and over again, even in classrooms. And it's true that specialists who know better have not been aggressive about correcting it, probably because they assume the updated view is already widespread and the misunderstanding is just lingering in the popular imagination. But it's not just lingering! It's actively repeated in academic contexts, maybe not by academics in directly related fields but definitely in fields one step removed, because the specialists are not spreading the word. I wouldn't be surprised if this also has something to do with the fact that (as the article points out) the outdated view got baked into the foundations of a lot of progressive political ideologies, and archaeologists simply don't want to poke that hornets' nest.