The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

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.

Episodes

Audio News for July 27th through August 2nd, 2025

September 4, 2025

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Modeling study tests a Shroud of Turin creation hypothesis (details) (details)
Medieval dental remains reveal the lifetime impact of early malnutrition (details) (details)
Archaeologists identify mineral source for iconic ancient color, Maya Blue ...

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Audio News for August 24th through the 30th, 2025

September 2, 2025 • 9 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

New evidence of early agricultural behaviors beyond Fertile Crescent (details) (details)
Vibrant 3,000-year-old Peruvian mural points to a coastal, pre-Inca artistic tradition (details)
Excavation of a single Scottish field reveals 10,000 years of history (det...

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Audio News for August 17th through the 23rd, 2025

August 25, 2025 • 13 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

New study shows why early Persian Gulf communities were forced to design large-scale infrastructure (details) (details)
New study traces transition from hunter-gatherers to the agricultural lifestyle (details) (details)
First arrivals in Americas carried a gen...

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Audio News for August 10th through the 16th, 2025

August 18, 2025 • 12 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Multiple year-long droughts may have caused collapse of the Maya in the Yucatán Peninsula (details) (details)
Silver Viking-Age hoard in England shows trade networks with Islamic World (details)
Die-cast silver coins in Southeast Asia showcase regional connections ...

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Audio News for August 3rd through the 9th, 2025

August 11, 2025 • 12 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

New research reveals Maya population much larger than earlier estimates (details)(details)
Artifacts from unknown human relative found in Indonesia (details)(details)
New excavations show some residents returned to Pompeii after Vesuvius eruption (details)
Anc...

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Audio News for July 20th through the 26th, 2025

July 28, 2025 • 12 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Lost Maya city of Sak-Bahlán rediscovered through GIS (details) (details)
Early funerary ritual revealed in Israel’s 100,000-year-old Tinshemet Cave (details)
Bronze armor from the Late Bronze Age uncovered in the Czech Republic (details)
Mada...

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Audio News Special Edition, July 13, 2025

July 14, 2025 • 16 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute to embark on expedition to identify Amelia Earhart’s missing plane (details)

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Audio News for June 29th through July 5th, 2025

July 7, 2025 • 11 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Oldest ancient Egyptian genome indicates North African and Mesopotamian ancestry (details) (details)
Flourishing 3,500-year-old city in Peru served as key trading post (details)
Old Stone Age tools in China suggest sophisticated foraging techniques by early humans ...

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Audio News for June 22nd through the 28th, 2025

June 30, 2025 • 12 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

New study suggests "Dragon Man" skull may reveal what a Denisovan’s face looked like (details) (details)
Ancient Egyptian city of Imet was a thriving urban area (details)
Research shows a large increase in human use of fire 50,000 years ago (details)
Vanished ...

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Audio News for June 15th through the 21st, 2025

June 23, 2025 • 12 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Ancient dog DNA reveals connection between dog migration and farming spread into South America (details)(details)
New evidence confirms great age of New Mexico footprints (details)(details)
Ancient Roman city of Metlosedum found in modern day Melun (details)
N...

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Audio News for June 8th through the 14th, 2025

June 16, 2025 • 10 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

First-of-its-kind Roman artifact unearthed in Ireland (details)
Dental study reveals the story of the domestication of wild boars in early Neolithic China (details)(details)
Excavation reveals centuries of Veracruz history from the Aztec Empire to the present day (details)

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Audio News for June 1st through the 7th, 2025

June 9, 2025 • 11 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Artificial intelligence model utilized to date handwriting on Dead Sea Scrolls (details) (details)
Expansive, Millenia-Old Indigenous American crop fields indicate high-level social organization (details)
Royal tomb in Turkey may belong to the relative of a legendary King ...

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Audio News for May 25th through the 31st, 2025

June 2, 2025 • 12 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

New genomic testing sheds light on collapse of Maya civilization (details) (details)
7,000-year study of desert monuments reflects climate shift (details) (details)
Presumed Iron Age Roman war cemetery actually holds pre-Roman British infighting casualties ...

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Audio News for May 18th through the 24th, 2025

May 26, 2025 • 12 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Political events and cultural shifts influenced the genetic landscape of Spain (details) (details)
Tomb and artifacts uncovered in ancient Peruvian citadel (details)
Indonesian sea floor gives up two Homo erectus skull fragments (details) (deta...

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Audio News for May 11th through the 17th, 2025

May 19, 2025

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

New study of obsidian artifacts in Mexico points to large Mesoamerican trading network (details)(details)
Research team uncovers diversity of pregnancy depictions among Viking age communities (details)(details)
Excavation of new ancient relief depicts last great Assyrian king ...

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Audio News for May 4th through the 10th, 2025

May 12, 2025 • 13 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Philodemus’ lost work identified in the charred Herculaneum papyri (details)
From Britain to the Mediterranean: tracing Bronze Age tin trade across civilizations (details)(details)
wo swastika-engraved swords discovered in an ancient Celtic necropolis in France (details)

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Audio News for April 27th through May 3rd, 2025

May 5, 2025 • 12 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Genetic study fills in the story of New Mexico tribe’s Chaco Canyon ancestry (details) (details)
Luxor obelisk may have displayed “propaganda” praising Ramesses II (details)
Ancient human settlement on Scottish island reveals previously unknown extent of nomadic travel ...

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Audio News for April 20th through the 26th, 2025

April 28, 2025 • 13 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

New study finds first physical evidence for Roman era human-animal gladiatorial combat in Europe (details) (details)
Ancient DNA shows Punic people had virtually no Levantine ancestors (details)
Ancient DNA shows Punic people had virtually no Levantine ancestors ...

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Audio News for April 13th through April 19th, 2025

April 21, 2025 • 13 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

New study reveals that social inequality isn’t inevitable (details) (details)
Human remains in Texas show evidence of ancient cultural practices (details)
Research indicates domestic cats originated in Tunisia (details) (detail...

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Audio News for April 6th through April 12th, 2025

April 14, 2025 • 11 mins

News items read by Laura Kennedy include:

Extremely rare Denisovan jawbone confirms human cousins spread across Asia (details)(details)
Teotihuacan Altar found in Guatemala reveals cultural crossover in thriving city-state of Tikal (details)(details)(details)
Ancient tools from a South African cave reveal interactions among prehisto...

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