Unearthed! in October 2026, Part 1
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Unearthed! in October 2026, Part 1

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 19, 202636 min
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Part one of this autumn edition of Unearthed! covers updates, medical finds, animals, and lots books and letters. Research: Almeroth-Williams, Thomas. “Henry VIII’s dissolution enforcer stashed Catholic manuscript – its lost pages have just been rediscovered.” EurekAlert. 9/16/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142736 Anderson, Sonja. “Archaeologists Excavating a Roman-Era Cemetery in Poland Were Surprised to Stumble Upon a 5,000-Year-Old Necklace Made of 42 Teeth.” Smithsonian. 9/9/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-excavating-a-roman-era-cemetery-in-poland-were-surprised-to-stumble-upon-a-5000-year-old-necklace-made-of-42-teeth-180989471/ Arnold, Paul. “Human blood may have helped preserve ancient Chinese rock art for 2,000 years.” PhysOrg. 8/14/2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-08-human-blood-ancient-chinese-art.html Arnold, Paul. “Mathematician challenges a 2,000...

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This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed human. Lisa, tell them about our new show. We have a new podcast.

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It's called Don't Lie to Me. I'm Lexi Uano. We're two best friends, 22 years apart, but so close at heart.

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And I'm Lisa DiGio, the old one, which means we have wildly different references, occasionally different opinions. And at this point in my 50s, I've lived it all.

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