News items read by Laura Pettigrew include: Sea-bottom cult offerings off Israeli coast; ancient storms contributed to Maya decline; new take on Easter Island population decline; and face-down burials and European epidemics.

Audio News for August 30th through September 5th, 2020

The news of the week in audio, for many years compiled and written by the late Michelle Hilling of Archaeologica, is now the product of our dedicated volunteer team. Read by Laura Kennedy, the Audio News is compiled from Archaeologica’s daily news updates. The musical interludes are original compositions by Anthony Kennedy. The Audio News from Archaeologica is compiled from Archaeologica.org's daily news updates.

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News items read by Laura Kennedy include: left palate prosthesis in Poland; early Aboriginal Australian pottery; Teotihuacan earthquakes; and genomic study shows ancient Blackfoot origins.

Audio News for April 14th through the 20th, 2024

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New Pompeii frescoes; ancient city in Tonga; African-American log house excavation in Virginia; and clay seal bearing the name Shiraz.

Audio News for April 7th through the 13th, 2024

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Prehistoric camp on New Mexico Air Force base; Paleolithic wooden tools in Germany; chicken eggs in Central Asia; and purported early sandstone sculpture in South Africa.

Audio News for March 31st through April 6th, 2024

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Horse cemetery in London; Iranian Plateau as stopover for migrating humans; violence and crisis in ancient Peru; and island time capsule in Australia.

Audio News for March 24th through the 30th, 2024

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Newly documented Aztec codices; food traces evidence Easter Island contact with South America; Britain’s Pompeii; and advanced Neolithic boats in Italy.

Audio News for August 30th through September 5th, 2020

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