The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New dating of Monte Verde contradicts consensus on human settlement of South America (details)(details) Study traces roots foundations of democracy throughout the ancient world (details)(details) Genetic analysis reveals mixed genome of first Palau settlers (details) Iron Age hoards in Britain held technological and ritual significance (details)(details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Archaeologists conduct first carbon dating of Paleolithic paintings in southwestern France (details)(details) 43,000 written fragments chronicle centuries of everyday Egyptian life (details) Ancient parrot feathers point to complex pre-Inca logistical planning (details) Newly recovered artifact could be from Europe’s oldest known handgun (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Arabic letter from Nubian king proves he was real (details)(details) DNA study dispels some popular notions about interactions of farmers and hunter-gatherers in Neolithic Europe (details)(details) Archaeologists discover ancient settlements and rock art during northern Mexico railway project (details) Recent findings at Templo Mayor in Mexico City shed more light on a colossal ceremonial ritual (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Ice Age carvings show complex sign systems 40,000 years before writing (details) Study suggests interbreeding mostly involved Neanderthal males and human females (details) Chimú geoglyph and large farming complex documented in Chicama Valley (details) Greek inscription in Syrian mosque adds evidence to Roman sun temple debate (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Environmental factors shaped genetic lineages of prehistoric Japan (details) (details) Experimental study confirms ancient Greeks could have safely brewed a psychoactive drink (details) (details) Newly discovered Venezuelan petroglyph is one of the oldest in the country (details) Novel dating techniques show Ubeidiya site is at least 1.9 million years old (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Oregon cave artifacts point to climate adaptation strategies (details)(details) Earliest Egyptian bow drill identified in legacy museum collection (details) Archaeologists document early open ocean travel in the High Arctic (details)(details) Ancient plant ranges reshape understanding of early farming (details)(details)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)