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 June 21st through the 27th, 2026

Jun 27th, 2026 4:50 AM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Possible all-female prehistoric burial deep in a South African cave system (details) (details) New study shows Neanderthals were genetically diverse prior to extinction (details) (details) First identification of ancient human DNA on cave walls (details) (details) Researchers find incredible Maya city with pyramid and stelae (details)

Audio News for June 14th through the 20th, 2026

Jun 22nd, 2026 9:11 AM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Ancient solar monument predates Stonehenge alignment (details) Hunter-gatherer burials reveal earliest known plague outbreak (details) (details) Archaeologists uncover evidence of large-scale fishing in the Canary Islands (details) (details) Second Alamo cannonball sheds light on famous 1836 battle (details)

Audio News for June 7th through the 13th, 2026

Jun 15th, 2026 4:34 PM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Small clay figurine from Guatemala may contain the oldest written numbers in Mesoamerica (details) (details) New study argues for gradual, regionally-based development of “modern” humans (details) (details) Iron Age burial in northern Scotland reveals unusual manipulation of the dead (details) (details) 22,000-year-old jewelry from Spanish cave outlines Ice Age social networks (details) (details)

udio News for May 31st through June 6th, 2026

Jun 8th, 2026 8:29 AM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Humans helped transport Stonehenge’s massive Altar Stone hundreds of kilometers (details) (details) South Africa cave extends timeline of human fire use by hundreds of thousands of years (details) (details) Researchers find three shipwrecks in Bahamas linked to Golden Age of Piracy (details) Mass burial shows Copper Age children experienced high rates of respiratory illness (details) (details)

Audio News for May 24th through the 30th, 2026

Jun 1st, 2026 7:03 AM

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Forensic archaeologists seek to unmask Namibia’s colonial-led genocide (details) Ancient beds in South African cave show a glimpse of stone-age life (details) (details) DNA study in Peru unveils pre-Inca migration and marriage trends (details) (details) New DNA studies in Britain explore reality of historical impacts from Vikings and others (details)

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