News items read by Laura Kennedy include: <ul> <li>Researchers unearth oldest handheld tools made of wood (<a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/01/archaeologists-find-earliest-evidence-of-wooden-tools-used-by-humans/156841">details</a>)</li> <li>Zapotec tomb in Oaxaca features symbolic owl carving (<a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-400-year-old-zapotec-tomb-discovered-in-mexico-features-enormous-owl-sculpture-symbolizing-death">details</a>)</li> <li>Ancient Taş Tepeler pillars found in Adiyaman point to an expansive Neolithic culture (<a href="https://arkeonews.net/the-tas-tepeler-horizon-expands-gobeklitepe-style-t-pillars-discovered-in-adiyaman/">details</a>)</li> <li>Advanced stone technology found in China poses new questions about early East Asians (<a href="https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/7732/Stone-tools-in-China-challenge-ideas-about-ancient?searchresult=1">details</a>)(<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67601-y">details</a>)</li> </ul>