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.
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The Empowering True Strength Podcast by Ian Pettigrew (Kingfisher Coaching) features inspiring interviews with leaders about how they sustainably get the best of themselves and their teams. There's lots of talk about strengths (featuring Gallup CliftonStrengths, formerly called StrengthsFinder) and resilience
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Audio News for May 18th through the 24th, 2025
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12:54News 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) (details) Rare ebony African figurines uncovered in Israel (details)…
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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 (details) Scientific analysis u…
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Audio News for May 4th through the 10th, 2025
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13:21News 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) Uncovering ancient ritual drug use a…
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Audio News for April 27th through May 3rd, 2025
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12:44News 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 (details) (details) Milky Way Galaxy i…
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Audio News for April 20th through the 26th, 2025
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13:11News 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 (details) Mongolia's earliest pottery is 2,00…
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Audio News for April 13th through April 19th, 2025
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13:26News 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) (details) (details) Tree ring study indicates drought led to barbarians attacking Roman …
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Audio News for April 6th through April 12th, 2025
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11:03News 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 prehistoric peoples (det…
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Audio News for March 30th through April 6th, 2025
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12:10News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Kach Kouch in Morocco shows Bronze Age habitation, refuting past narratives of emptiness (details) (details) Middle Paleolithic people in China developed innovative stone tools (details) Researchers find ancient weapon system in Texas caves (details) (details) Sutton Hoo helmet likely originated in Scandina…
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Audio News for March 23rd through the 29th, 2025
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12:49News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New evidence from Basur Höyük reveals egalitarian funerary practices in Bronze Age Mesopotamia (details) (details) Starch granules and the cultural significance of geophytes in Western North America during Prehistoric times (details) (details) Devastating wildfires threaten South Korea's cultural heritage a…
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Audio News for March 16th through the 22nd, 2025
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13:10News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New study shows monument discovered in the 80s is two centuries older than Stonehenge (details) (details) Egyptian colonial cemetery reveals pyramid tombs weren't only for the elite (details) (details) First evidence of human habitation on the Tibetan Plateau during "unsurvivable" Last Glacial Maximum (deta…
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Audio News for March 9th through the 15th, 2025
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13:19News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New study illuminates the important relationship between Neanderthals and modern humans (details) (details) Ancient DNA reveals relationships between Stone Age Europeans and North Africans (details) (details) Mysterious Pre-Columbian burial investigated in Ecuador (details) (details) Ancient Greek burial mo…
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Audio News for March 2nd through the 8th, 2025
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14:07News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Sophisticated irrigation system uncovered in ancient city of Eridu (details) (details) Migration, not culture, influenced Europe’s Celtic languages (details) (details) Ancient ceramic “puppets” in El Salvador show Central American connections (details) (details) World’s oldest bone tools reported from Olduv…
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Audio News for February 23rd through March 1st, 2025
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14:43News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Fossilized track marks indicate earliest known use of handcarts (details)(details) DNA tracing confirms complex genetic backgrounds of the Huns (details)(details) Super heating and cooling from Vesuvius eruption caused glass brain (details)(details) Research summary: Göbekli Tepe was a domestic site (detail…
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Audio News for February 16th through the 22nd, 2025
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13:25News items read by Laura Kennedy include: King Thutmose II’s tomb found, the first royal burial discovery in over a century (details)(details)(details) Laser technology uncovers intricate fifteenth century Zapotec city (details)(details) Plague epidemics likely started a century before the Black Death (details)(details) Excavation uncovers section …
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Audio News for February 9th through the 15th, 2025
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13:06News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Archaeologists uncover Silla Kingdom palace site, revealing royal structures and advanced engineering (details) Ancient skeletons found in the Thames may indicate Bronze and Iron Age conflicts (details) Study uncovers complex genetic origins of the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest pastoral groups (details) (…
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Audio News for February 2nd through the 8th, 2025
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12:18News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Roots of Indo-European languages revealed by ancient DNA (details) (details) Arabic manuscript contains lost works of the Greek “Great Geometer” Apollonius (details) Changes in North American Indigenous population outlined by radiocarbon-dated artifacts (details) Interdisciplinary team peers inside Mount Ve…
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Audio News for January 26th through February 1st, 2025
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13:38News items read by Laura Kennedy include: English seaside residence identified as the lost site of King Harold's 11th-century home (details)(details) Unique drainage and irrigation system supported Amazon's first grain-based agrarian economy (details)(details) Roman sanctuary discovered deep within Spain’s key Paleolithic site (details) DNA researc…
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