News items read by Laura Kennedy include: <ul> <li>Study argues horse domestication and riding began earlier than believed (<a href="https://greekreporter.com/2026/05/14/humans-ride-horses-earlier/">details</a>) (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ady7336">details</a>)</li> <li>Neanderthal tooth shows possible dental treatment 59,000 years ago (<a href="https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/9349/Neanderthal-tooth-from-Russia-show-dentistry?searchresult=1">details</a>) (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0347662">details</a>)</li> <li>Researchers challenge study that questioned Monte Verde antiquity (<a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/speculation-and-egregious-failure-30-researchers-publish-scathing-critiques-of-study-that-questioned-date-of-early-human-occupation-of-monte-verde-in-chile">details</a>) <li>Restoration project reveals size of Amphipolis tomb (<a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/05/excavation-reveals-vast-scale-of-amphipolis-kasta-tomb/158043">details</a>)</li> </ul>