
The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica
Streaming media for archaeology and indigenous cultures
Archaeological Legacy Institute · Rick Pettigrew
Show overview
The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 76 episodes. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 12 min and 13 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News & Politics show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 51 episodes published. Published by Rick Pettigrew.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 76 episodesAudio News for June 14th through the 20th, 2026
Audio News for June 7th through the 13th, 2026
udio News for May 31st through June 6th, 2026
Audio News for May 24th through the 30th, 2026
Audio News for May 17th through the 23rd, 2026
Audio News for May 10th through the 16th, 2026
Audio News for May 3rd through the 9th, 2026
Audio News for April 26th through May 2nd, 2026
Audio News for April 19th through the 25th, 2026
Audio News for April 12th through the 18th, 2026
Audio News for April 5th through the 11th, 2026
Audio News for March 29th through April 4th, 2026
Audio News for March 15th through the 21st, 2026
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)
Audio News for March 8th through the 14th, 2026
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)
Audio News for March 1st through the 7th, 2026
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)
Audio News for February 22nd through the 28th, 2026
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)
Audio News for February 15th through the 21st, 2026
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)
Audio News for February 8th through the 14th, 2026
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)
Audio News February 1st through the 7th, 2026
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)
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)