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)