Audio News for April 19th through the 25th, 2026

About this episode

This episode covers various archaeological news items including the discovery of a papyrus fragment of the Iliad and insights into Neanderthal extinction.

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Papyrus fragment of the Iliad found inside Egyptian mummy ( details ) DNA study reveals population movements across Southern Cone ( details ) ( details ) Major settlement complex uncovered along Czech rail route ( details ) Study finds multiple factors behind Neanderthal extinction ( details ) ( details )

People in this episode

Host: Laura Kennedy

Topics covered

• archaeology
• ancient texts
• population movements
• settlement archaeology
• human evolution

Keywords

• archaeology
• Iliad
• Egypt
• Neanderthal
• Czech
• population movements
• Southern Cone
• settlement complex

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Iliad

Places: Egypt, Southern Cone, Czech

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