News items read by Laura Pettigrew include: Oldest Egyptian brewery; Australian grinding stone with moth remains; global study about good governance; and Silk Road trade hindered by ancient drought.

Audio News for February 14th through the 20th, 2021

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: Soundscapes in Chaco Canyon; ritual plant traces beneath Maya ball court; Neanderthal face reconstructed; and plant-based diet for Paleolithic North Africans.

Audio News for April 28th through May 4th, 2024

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:  Avar DNA study; cherries unearthed at Mount Vernon; new cursus monuments in Ireland; and lunar alignment study at Stonehenge.

Audio News for April 21st through the 27th, 2024

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 February 14th through the 20th, 2021

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