News items read by Laura Kennedy include: <ul> <li>New dating of Monte Verde contradicts consensus on human settlement of South America (<a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-03-monte-verde-fieldwork-resets-age.html">details</a>)(<a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw9217">details</a>)</li> <li>Study traces roots foundations of democracy throughout the ancient world (<a href="https://www.sci.news/archaeology/ancient-democracy-14637.html">details</a>)(<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec1426">details</a>)</li> <li>Genetic analysis reveals mixed genome of first Palau settlers (<a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-03-dna-evidence-reveals-complex-palau.html">details</a>)</li> <li>Iron Age hoards in Britain held technological and ritual significance (<a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/major-hoard-discoveries-reshape-our-understanding-of-iron-age-britain/157445">details</a>)(<a href="https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2026.10311">details</a>)</li> </ul>