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- 14 minutes 50 secondsAudio News for March 15th through the 21st, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- New dating of Monte Verde contradicts consensus on human settlement of South America (details)(details)
- Study traces roots foundations of democracy throughout the ancient world (details)(details)
- Genetic analysis reveals mixed genome of first Palau settlers (details)
- Iron Age hoards in Britain held technological and ritual significance (details)(details)
23 March 2026, 8:03 am - 12 minutes 25 secondsAudio News for March 8th through the 14th, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Archaeologists conduct first carbon dating of Paleolithic paintings in southwestern France (details)(details)
- 43,000 written fragments chronicle centuries of everyday Egyptian life (details)
- Ancient parrot feathers point to complex pre-Inca logistical planning (details)
- Newly recovered artifact could be from Europe’s oldest known handgun (details)
16 March 2026, 11:18 am - 13 minutes 39 secondsAudio News for March 1st through the 7th, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Arabic letter from Nubian king proves he was real (details)(details)
- DNA study dispels some popular notions about interactions of farmers and hunter-gatherers in Neolithic Europe (details)(details)
- Archaeologists discover ancient settlements and rock art during northern Mexico railway project (details)
- Recent findings at Templo Mayor in Mexico City shed more light on a colossal ceremonial ritual (details)
9 March 2026, 8:22 am - 13 minutes 12 secondsAudio News for February 22nd through the 28th, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Ice Age carvings show complex sign systems 40,000 years before writing (details)
- Study suggests interbreeding mostly involved Neanderthal males and human females (details)
- Chimú geoglyph and large farming complex documented in Chicama Valley (details)
- Greek inscription in Syrian mosque adds evidence to Roman sun temple debate (details)
2 March 2026, 9:54 am - 14 minutes 12 secondsAudio News for February 15th through the 21st, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Environmental factors shaped genetic lineages of prehistoric Japan (details) (details)
- Experimental study confirms ancient Greeks could have safely brewed a psychoactive drink (details) (details)
- Newly discovered Venezuelan petroglyph is one of the oldest in the country (details)
- Novel dating techniques show Ubeidiya site is at least 1.9 million years old (details)
23 February 2026, 10:49 am - 11 minutes 30 secondsAudio News for February 8th through the 14th, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Oregon cave artifacts point to climate adaptation strategies (details)(details)
- Earliest Egyptian bow drill identified in legacy museum collection (details)
- Archaeologists document early open ocean travel in the High Arctic (details)(details)
- Ancient plant ranges reshape understanding of early farming (details)(details)
16 February 2026, 10:10 am - 11 minutes 5 secondsAudio News February 1st through the 7th, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Rare elephant bone in Spain offers physical trace of Hannibals war elephants (details)
- Archaeologists uncover early mammoth ivory workshop in Alaska (details)
- Researchers link early human innovation to movement and social connection (details)
- Newly uncovered Avar cemetery offers rare view of early medieval Hungary (details)
9 February 2026, 7:08 am - 11 minutesAudio News January 25th through the 31st, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Researchers unearth oldest handheld tools made of wood (details)
- Zapotec tomb in Oaxaca features symbolic owl carving (details)
- Ancient Taş Tepeler pillars found in Adiyaman point to an expansive Neolithic culture (details)
- Advanced stone technology found in China poses new questions about early East Asians (details)(details)
2 February 2026, 8:34 am - 13 minutes 50 secondsAudio News for January 18th through the 24th, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Indonesian island of Sulawesi holds world’s oldest cave art almost 70,000 years old (details)(details)
- Oldest elephant-bone tool in Europe shows early human technological ability (details)(details)
- Ancient remains extend timeline of bacteria related to syphilis by more than 3,000 years (details)(details)
- Ancient mass burial in Jordan shows how massive plague reveals migration patterns (details)
26 January 2026, 7:07 am - 12 minutes 28 secondsAudio News for January 11th through the 17th, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Artifacts from Phrygian tomb suggest possible link to King Midas (details)
- Medieval Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered in Suffolk, England (details)
- Medieval burials at Menga dolmen suggest symbolic significance of monument over 1000 years after construction (details)(details)
- New underwater remains add to record of El Huarco Archaeological Complex (details)
19 January 2026, 2:56 pm - 11 minutes 56 secondsAudio News for January 4th, 2025, through the 10th, 2026News items read by Laura Kennedy include:
- Long-hidden ancient landscape documented in Ecuadorian rainforest (details)
- Ancient poisoned arrowheads reveal complex hunting strategies in early humans (details)(details)
- Trove of ancient administrative artifacts found in Iran (details)(details)
- Rare Iron Age instrument unearthed during pre-construction excavation in England (details)
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