The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

Audio News February 1st through the 7th, 2026

News 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)

Audio News January 25th through the 31st, 2026

News 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)

Audio News for January 18th through the 24th, 2026

News 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)

Audio News for January 11th through the 17th, 2026

News 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)

Audio News for January 4th, 2025, through the 10th, 2026

News 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)