The archaeology news of the week in audio, brought to you by The Archaeology Channel, is compiled and written by Michelle Hilling of Audio News from Archaeologica and read by Laura Kelley. The audio news is compiled from Archaeologica's daily news updates.
News for May 6 to May 12, 2012
Posted: May 2012News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Oldest known Mayan astronomical tables discovered, casting further doubt on 2012 end of the world predictions (details)
- Burial rituals shed light on history of people who once inhabited Cambodian mountains (details)
- Exhumed skulls from Spain dating to the Middle Ages display marks of trepanation (details)
- Ancient language of first “barbarians” discovered amid ruins of 2800-year old Middle Eastern palace (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.News for April 29th to May 5th, 2012
Posted: May 2012News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Students on practice dig find real, and really unexpected, Roman temple(details)
- New clue hints Roanoke’s Lost Colony may be under a golf course (details)
- Isotope analysis suggests mass burial in Oxford is grave of Viking raiders (details)
- Egyptian style chairs gave early Northern chieftains a lift (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.News for April 22 to 28, 2012
Posted: May 2012News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Intact Roman ship from AD 200s included smuggled cargo (details)
- Ritual baths found in ancient caves show how Jewish priests fled Roman rule (details)
- Two new sites document the lives of Thomas Jefferson’s plantation slaves (details)
- Search for ancient temple of Laodicea continues (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.News for April 15th to April 21st, 2012
Posted: April 2012News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Statue of victorious female gladiator found in German museum (details)
- Very early farming site discovered in Albania (details)
- Overweight, diabetic abbot’s grave found in England (details)
- Priestess’s burial excavated in Peru (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.News for April 8 to 14, 2012
Posted: April 2012News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Carved comb spells out early German runes (details)
- Newly discovered dolmen site may hold new evidence on early Britons (details)
- New understanding of early Amazonian farming holds promise for agriculture today (details)
- New tombs in Alexandria are from Greek and Roman times (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.News for April 1 to 7, 2012
Posted: April 2012News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Burial find in Taiwan may show connection with far traveling Pacific settlers(details)
- New evidence shows use of fire by human ancestors one million years ago details)
- Mixed martial arts champion used as army recruit for Roman Empire(details)
- Mounds shaped like animals in Peru could be images of Andean zodiac(details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.News for March 25 to 31, 2012
Posted: April 2012News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:
- Excavations in Iraq resume with discovery of early royal tomb(details)
- Western Europe’s oldest string instrument found on Isle of Skye(details)
- New site in Arizona hints at life before agriculture(details)
- Bone objects found in Amsterdam are tiny early telescopes( An audio podcast in MP3 format.
News for March 18 to 24, 2012Posted: March 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:- Partying for social status in Iron Age Europe (details)
- Cut marks on extinct sloth bone are evidence of earliest humans in North America (details)
- Archaeological excavations reveal extensive 18th century town in Azerbaijan (details)
- Satellite photos illuminate 8000 years of settlement in the Middle East (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
News for March 11 to 17, 2012Posted: March 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:- Early Anglo-Saxon burial sheds new light on so-called Dark Ages (details)
- Egyptian finds show how commoners joined in great ceremonies (details)
- Large clay figures mark early Japanese burials (details)
- Ground-penetrating radar reveals buried Viking village (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
News for March 4th to March 10th, 2012Posted: March 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:- Oldest evidence of prehistoric hunting by humans found in Ohio (details)
- Dramatic evidence of slave trade unearthed on remote island of Saint Helena (details)
- New king of Egypt is discovered (details)
- Ancient graffiti of Israel sheds light on culture, society and history (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
News for February 26 to March 3, 2012Posted: March 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:- Tomb of last Inca emperor is sought (details)
- Ancient Arabic records help reconstruct past climate (details)
- Greek helmet from Israel documents early invasions of Middle East (details)
- Professional archaeologists protest new treasure hunters TV shows (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
News for February 19 to 25, 2012Posted: March 2012
News items read by Laura Pettigrew include:- Brazilian stick figure may be earliest rock art in the Americas (details)
- 20,000 year old hunter-gathered huts discovered in Jordan (details)
- Ancient Mayans enjoyed board games (details)
- Should artifacts from the Titanic be sold? (details)
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
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Thursday, 17th May 2012
