The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: * Genetic study fills in the story of New Mexico tribe’s Chaco Canyon ancestry (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-oral-histories-dna-picuris-pueblo.html]) (details [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08791-9]) * Luxor obelisk may have displayed “propaganda” praising Ramesses II (details [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/propaganda-praising-ramesses-ii-discovered-on-famous-ancient-egyptian-obelisk-in-paris-egyptologist-claims]) * Ancient human settlement on Scottish island reveals previously unknown extent of nomadic travel (details [https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1174393_en.html]) (details [https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3718]) * Milky Way Galaxy identified in ancient Egyptian burial art (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-depictions-milky-ancient-egyptian-imagery.html]) (details [https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.3724/SP.J.140-2807.2025.01.06])

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: * New study finds first physical evidence for Roman era human-animal gladiatorial combat in Europe (details [https://www.newsweek.com/archaeology-roman-gladiator-bite-attacked-lion-spectacle-york-2063087]) (details [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319847]) * Ancient DNA shows Punic people had virtually no Levantine ancestors (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-ancient-dna-held-assumptions-mediterranean.html]) * Ancient DNA shows Punic people had virtually no Levantine ancestors (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-ancient-dna-held-assumptions-mediterranean.html]) * Mongolia's earliest pottery is 2,000 years older than previously thought (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-radiocarbon-dating-reveals-mongolia-earliest.html]) (details [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/radiocarbon/article/earliest-holocene-wanderers-through-the-gobi-desert-evidenced-by-the-radiocarbon-chronology-of-the-lakeshore-settlement-near-the-tsakhiurtyn-hondi-mongolia/C40F0D08398A5671D7152FCE4E542BF1])

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: * New study reveals that social inequality isn’t inevitable (details [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/inequality-isnt-new-but-its-far-from-inevitable-10-000-year-archeological-study-reveals]) (details [https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2400698121]) * Human remains in Texas show evidence of ancient cultural practices (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-human-prehistoric-south-texas-reveal.html]) * Research indicates domestic cats originated in Tunisia (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-complex-story-domestic-cats-tunisia.html]) (details [https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.28.645877]) (details [https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.28.645893]) * Tree ring study indicates drought led to barbarians attacking Roman Britain (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-extreme-drought-contributed-barbarian-invasion.html]) (details [https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-025-03925-4])

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: * Extremely rare Denisovan jawbone confirms human cousins spread across Asia (details [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/extremely-rare-denisovan-jawbone-confirms-human-cousins-spread-across-asia])(details [https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads3888]) * Teotihuacan Altar found in Guatemala reveals cultural crossover in thriving city-state of Tikal (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-altar-guatemalan-jungle-evidence-mingling.html])(details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-guatemala-altar-tikal-context-mysterious.html])(details [https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.3]) * Ancient tools from a South African cave reveal interactions among prehistoric peoples (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-ancient-tools-south-african-cave.html]) * North Macedonian ruins might be the lost capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis (details [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/04/north-macedonian-ruins-could-be-the-lost-capital-of-the-kingdom-of-lyncestis/154909])(details [https://now.humboldt.edu/news/humboldt-archaeologists-help-uncover-ancient-city])

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: * Kach Kouch in Morocco shows Bronze Age habitation, refuting past narratives of emptiness (details [https://theconversation.com/discovery-of-a-4-000-year-old-bronze-age-settlement-in-morocco-rewrites-history-253172]) (details [https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10]) * Middle Paleolithic people in China developed innovative stone tools (details [https://phys.org/news/2025-04-stone-tool-discovery-people-east.html]) * Researchers find ancient weapon system in Texas caves (details [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/greekreporter.com/2025/04/01/ancient-weapons-texas-cave-oldest-america/__;!!C5qS4YX3!Go5maoacPYZL7VnA85fem9VKzYgTIw3F3POARacT-UcSmp8wCRLPLiPoSKVf7yGGftG-WN8UzRlXhnFmCGKlJrji$%22%5Chhttps://greekreporter.com/2025/04/01/ancient-weapons-texas-cave-oldest-america/]) ( details [https://arkeonews.net/6500-year-old-hunting-kit-discovered-in-west-texas-cave/] ) * Sutton Hoo helmet likely originated in Scandinavia (details [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mysterious-origin-of-iconic-sutton-hoo-helmet-possibly-revealed-in-new-research])