The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New study increases map of Roman empire’s roads by over 100,000 kilometers (details) (details) Very early stone tool technology lasting 300,000 years in Kenya (details) (details) 3,000-year-old Maya site built as map of universe (details) (details) Ice Age human activity discovered in Iberian highlands (details) (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Archaeologists propose timeline for first human migration out of southern Africa (details)details) Unearthed artifacts point us to Maya politics and culture at Ek Balam (details) Newly discovered Neanderthal remains reveal intercontinental connections (details)details) New West African museum prompts discovery of artifacts from the Kingdom of Benin (details)details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Paleolithic stone tools reveal links between North America and Asia (details) (details) Archaeologists reconsider links between notable markers of the Bronze Age (details) (details) Cahokian wooden monument points to the city’s political and economic peak (details) (details) Modern technologies reshape view of relationship between Australia’s early human and megafaunal inhabitants (details) (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New study proposes that hominids outside Homo family used tools (details) (details) Discovery of a large Minoan labyrinth in Crete (details) Underwater archaeological site in Belize shows Maya production of salt (details)(details) Presumed plague in Egyptian temporary capitol may have not happened (details)(details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New study shows how Easter Island inhabitants walked their moai statues (details) New date for ancient Egyptian temple comes from the shifting path of the Nile (details)(details) Public ritual practices helped form early Chinese state (details)(details) Ancient Peruvian empire may have used psychedelic beer to build relationships (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: China’s earliest known urban society identified (details) New timeline proposed for emergence of Bering Land Bridge (details)(details) Now-extinct megafauna were a key part of human Ice Age diets (details)(details) Archaeologists investigate impact of climate change on Bronze Age societies and agriculture (details)(details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: 42,000-year-old jewelry workshop discovered in France (details) (details) Pre-Hispanic ceremonial structures and petroglyphs point to neglected history of Indigenous cultures in Mexico (details) New evidence from Bronze Age Sicily pushes back the arrival of the horse (details) (details) Advanced imaging helps researchers reconstruct the development of million-year-old human evolution in China (details) (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Traces of exploding comet identified at Clovis archaeological sites (details) (details) World’s oldest mummies were smoke-dried (details) (details) Interdisciplinary team confirms woman honored by Roman-era marble sculpture (details) (details) Archaeologists locate underwater port, a potential clue for the site of Cleopatra’s tomb (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New study indicates ancient hominins intentionally buried their dead (details) (details) Ancient red floor in Turkey shows Neolithic ritual life (details) Newly uncovered Caral city shows how residents peacefully adapted to climate change (details) British metal production continued after the Romans left (details) (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: First known use of indigo dye found on Paleolithic era stones (details) (details) Archaeologists piece together 9,000-year-old tool-making workshop in West Africa (details) (details) Burial mounds promise new revelations about Iron Age communities in Kazakhstan (details) Newly discovered frog sculpture helps confirm Caral people’s ecological connections (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New evidence of early agricultural behaviors beyond Fertile Crescent (details) (details) Vibrant 3,000-year-old Peruvian mural points to a coastal, pre-Inca artistic tradition (details) Excavation of a single Scottish field reveals 10,000 years of history (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New study shows why early Persian Gulf communities were forced to design large-scale infrastructure (details) (details) New study traces transition from hunter-gatherers to the agricultural lifestyle (details) (details) First arrivals in Americas carried a genetic relic that helped fight diseases (details) New analysis of Neolithic cow's tooth found at Stonehenge confirms link to Wales (details) (details) (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Multiple year-long droughts may have caused collapse of the Maya in the Yucatán Peninsula (details) (details) Silver Viking-Age hoard in England shows trade networks with Islamic World (details) Die-cast silver coins in Southeast Asia showcase regional connections (details) (details) New study indicates that Neolithic peoples cannibalized rival groups (details) (details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: New research reveals Maya population much larger than earlier estimates (details)(details) Artifacts from unknown human relative found in Indonesia (details)(details) New excavations show some residents returned to Pompeii after Vesuvius eruption (details) Ancient DNA analysis redefines story of population development in the southern Caucasus (details)(details)

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Modeling study tests a Shroud of Turin creation hypothesis (details) (details) Medieval dental remains reveal the lifetime impact of early malnutrition (details) (details) Archaeologists identify mineral source for iconic ancient color, Maya Blue (details) (details) Ancient Celtic treasure trove unearthed in Czech Republic (details)