The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

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May 04Audio News for April 26th through May 2nd, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
Patagonian burial site shows earlier habitation along the Atlantic coast of South America
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Genetic research in Germany points to smaller-scale migrations of northerners after Roman rule.
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New evidence ties the origins of bread wheat to ancient Caucasus
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Shamash Gate in Nineveh shows evidence of ancient and modern battles
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April 27Audio News for April 19th through the 25th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
Papyrus fragment of the Iliad found inside Egyptian mummy
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DNA study reveals population movements across Southern Cone
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Major settlement complex uncovered along Czech rail route
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Study finds multiple factors behind Neanderthal extinction
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April 20Audio News for April 12th through the 18th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
Ancient lakeshore charcoal remains indicate hominins used driftwood as fuel source
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Precolonial Bolivian mummy shows evidence of scarlet fever
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Ancient megastructure in Romania shows power of communal leadership
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Early humans deliberately made tools with geological features
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April 13Audio News for April 5th through the 11th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
Isotopic analysis illuminates 10,000-year European gender gap in meat consumption
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Ancient humans ran stone factory for 100,000 years
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Ancient DNA reveals population collapse in northern France near the end of the Neolithic
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Ancient Maya architecture reveals shift in style of governance
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April 06Audio News for March 29th through April 4th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
New Radiocarbon Dates Push Mohenjo-daro Back to 3300 BC- Rivaling the Earliest Cities of Egypt and Mesopotamia
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ative Americans were making dice, gambling, exploring probability millennia before their Old World counterparts
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Lost mosaic reveals first image of female beast-fighter from the Roman era
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Shroud of Turin may have Indian origin, DNA analysis suggests
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March 23Audio News for March 15th through the 21st, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
New dating of Monte Verde contradicts consensus on human settlement of South America
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Study traces roots foundations of democracy throughout the ancient world
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Genetic analysis reveals mixed genome of first Palau settlers
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Iron Age hoards in Britain held technological and ritual significance
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March 16Audio News for March 8th through the 14th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
Archaeologists conduct first carbon dating of Paleolithic paintings in southwestern France
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43,000 written fragments chronicle centuries of everyday Egyptian life
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Ancient parrot feathers point to complex pre-Inca logistical planning
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Newly recovered artifact could be from Europe’s oldest known handgun
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March 09Audio News for March 1st through the 7th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
Arabic letter from Nubian king proves he was real
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DNA study dispels some popular notions about interactions of farmers and hunter-gatherers in Neolithic Europe
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Archaeologists discover ancient settlements and rock art during northern Mexico railway project
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Recent findings at Templo Mayor in Mexico City shed more light on a colossal ceremonial ritual
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March 02Audio News for February 22nd through the 28th, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
Ice Age carvings show complex sign systems 40,000 years before writing
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Study suggests interbreeding mostly involved Neanderthal males and human females
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Chimú geoglyph and large farming complex documented in Chicama Valley
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Greek inscription in Syrian mosque adds evidence to Roman sun temple debate
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February 23Audio News for February 15th through the 21st, 2026
News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
Environmental factors shaped genetic lineages of prehistoric Japan
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Experimental study confirms ancient Greeks could have safely brewed a psychoactive drink
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Newly discovered Venezuelan petroglyph is one of the oldest in the country
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Novel dating techniques show Ubeidiya site is at least 1.9 million years old
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About The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

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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…