News items read by Laura Kennedy include: <ul> <li>Patagonian burial site shows earlier habitation along the Atlantic coast of South America (<a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-04-oldest-burial-patagonia-reveals-early.html">details</a>)</li> <li>Genetic research in Germany points to smaller-scale migrations of northerners after Roman rule. (<a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-04-rome-genomic-insights-southern-germany.html">details</a>) (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10437-3">details</a>) </li> <li>New evidence ties the origins of bread wheat to ancient Caucasus (<a href="https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/9267/Where-and-when-was-the-first-bread-wheat?searchresult=1">details</a>)</li> <li>Shamash Gate in Nineveh shows evidence of ancient and modern battles (<a href="https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/30/shamash-gate-ancient-nineveh-battles/">details</a>) (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/irq.2026.10042">details</a>) </li> </ul>