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 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.

Episode List

Audio News for December 28th, 2025, through January 3rd, 2026

Jan 5th, 2026 5:04 AM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Lost Spanish mission site located in southeastern Texas (details) Early silver penny sheds light on Scotland’s first coinage (details) Prehistoric hillfort shows signs of a very large settlement in eastern Ireland (details)(details) Ancient cremation of a woman puzzles archaeologists in Malawi (details)(details)

Audio News for December 21st through the 27th, 2025

Dec 29th, 2025 7:12 PM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Researchers discover 5,000-year-old textile fragments in Magura Cave in Bulgaria (details) First Maya patolli board found with mosaic design (details)(details) Indian stone labyrinth may indicate relationship with Roman traders (details) Ancient Hittite cuneiform fragment in the Czech Republic may be hoax (details)

Audio News for December 14th through the 20th, 2025

Dec 22nd, 2025 10:25 AM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New analysis documents technological developments in toolmaking at Terra Amata (details)(details) Ancient Chinese account of comet may substantiate biblical Star of Bethlehem (details)(details) Resilience theory helps tell story of ancient Chinese community’s climate survival (details)(details) Bayeux Tapestry may have originally hung in monastic dining hall (details)(details)

Audio News for December 7th through the 13th, 2025

Dec 15th, 2025 10:01 AM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Excavations confirm lost Indigenous settlements described by John Smith (details) Earliest known intentional fire was set in England about 400,000 years ago (details) Botanical art from 8000 years ago shows early mathematical thinking (details)(details Ancient stone structures found beneath the waters off Brittany (details)(details

Audio News for November 30th through December 6th, 2025

Dec 8th, 2025 7:08 AM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Genetic study reveals long isolation of early humans in southern Africa (details)(details) Ancient DNA offers new clues about early cat domestication (details)(details) New findings explain why men and women were sacrificed differently in ancient China (details)(details) Excavation reveals traces of Tlatelolca people beneath Mexico City (details)

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