Audio News for March 8th through the 14th, 2026

About this episode

This episode features news items on recent archaeological discoveries and research.

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 )

People in this episode

Host: Laura Kennedy

Topics covered

• archaeology
• carbon dating
• ancient artifacts
• Egyptian history
• pre-Inca culture

Keywords

• Paleolithic paintings
• carbon dating
• Egyptian life
• ancient parrot feathers
• oldest handgun

Mentioned in this episode

Places: southwestern France, Egypt, Europe

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