The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

By Archaeological Legacy Institute

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 N... more

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Number 1: Audio News for August 30th through September 5th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Carbon dating confirms Indigenous Mexican manuscript predates Spanish conquest (details) (details) DNA suggests crops and livestock reached northwestern China without mass migration (details) (details) Homeowner discovers Denmark’s largest Viking silver treasure (details) Aboriginal artists used giant Rainbow Serpents to reinforce traditions during colonization (details) (details)
September 07, 202613min
Number 2: Audio News for August 9th through the 15th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Newly discovered papal letter indicates support for Norman Conquest (details) Translation of Linear A links Minoan and Greek gods (details) (details) Pre-Hispanic Colombians collaboratively built water management systems (details) (details) Newly excavated Anatolian Church may be the site for the First Council of Nicaea (details)
August 17, 202615min
Number 3: Audio News for August 23rd through the 29th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Hidden Inka roads reveal new side of Machu Picchu (details) (details) 6,500-year-old ritual center tracked solar and lunar events (details) 11,000-year-old statue shows human mastering a leopard (details) Ancient DNA confirms cacao reached Mississippian people (details) (details)
August 31, 202613min
Number 4: Audio News for August 16th through the 22nd, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Bone analysis indicates that Ireland’s “Kerry Cow” was actually a bear (details) First evidence of Neanderthal presence in Arabian desert (details) (details) 4,000-year-old Austronesian painting recalls one of history’s greatest migrations (details) Mysterious grave good reveals pre-Inca metal processing networks (details)
August 24, 202615min
Number 5: Audio News for September 6th through the 12th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include: First discovery of an arm bone in China from the mysterious Denisovans (details) (details) 25,000-year-old betel nut traces indicate oldest habitual use of drugs (details) (details) Researchers discover elite pre-Colombian Peruvian funeral platform (details) Irish cave art indicates migrants from Wales arrived much earlier than expected (details)
September 14, 202615min