Welcome to the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

Welcome to the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

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We work in the field

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We work all over the world

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Press Releases

When Did the Chicken Cross the Road? New Evidence from Central Asia

When Did the Chicken Cross the Road? New Evidence from Central Asia

April 02, 2024
 
 
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Human Activity on Curaçao Began Centuries Earlier Than Previously Believed, Study Finds

Human Activity on Curaçao Began Centuries Earlier Than Previously Believed, Study Finds

March 12, 2024
 
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Ancient cities provide key datasets for urban planning, policy and predictions in the Anthropocene

Ancient cities provide key datasets for urban planning, policy and predictions in the Anthropocene

January 11, 2024
 
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Amazonian Rainforest Hides Thousands of Records of Ancient Indigenous Communities Under Its Forest Canopy

Amazonian Rainforest Hides Thousands of Records of Ancient Indigenous Communities Under Its Forest Canopy

October 05, 2023
 
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Updates

Archaeological Insights from the First Lava Tube Excavation in Arabia

Archaeological Insights from the First Lava Tube Excavation in Arabia

April 24, 2024
A recent study published in PLoS ONE reveals repeated human occupation at the Umm Jirsan lava tube from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The findings shed light on diets, cultural practices, and interactions with the landscape, offering a glimpse into the lives of early peoples on the Arabian Peninsula
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Between Climate and Culture: Exploring Middle Stone Age Archaeological Diversity in Eastern Africa

Between Climate and Culture: Exploring Middle Stone Age Archaeological Diversity in Eastern Africa

April 17, 2024
A recent systematic review by new Human Palaeosystems Group member Dr. Lucy Timbrell highlights links between climate change, population dynamics and archaeological diversity in eastern Africa during the Middle Stone Age, the period of prehistory linked to the emergence of our species.
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The changing role of millet in Late Bronze Age central Germany

The changing role of millet in Late Bronze Age central Germany

February 27, 2024
New interdisciplinary research reveals a shift towards reliance on millet, a drought resistant crop, during the beginning of the Late Bronze Age
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Mark Hudson elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

Mark Hudson elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

February 26, 2024
Hudson is one of 43 Fellows elected to the Society at their recent meeting in February 2024
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Videos and Audios


Wissenschaftler befürchten politischen Rechtsruck

Wissenschaftler befürchten politischen Rechtsruck

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An open society and a strong democracy - that is what the leading science organizations are calling for. According to a statement, the challenges of our time require a diversity of talents. Video from MDR in German.
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Podcast: „Networking with plants in the Anthropocene“

Podcast: „Networking with plants in the Anthropocene“

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Interview with Prof. Patrícia Vieira from the MPI-GEA project RESILIENT: Forest Cities - Utopia and Development in the Modern Amazon.
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A Brief History of Bling

A Brief History of Bling

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From the Leakey Foundation’s “Origin Stories”  Podcast: Travel through 50,000 years of human history following clues hidden inside beads made from ostrich eggshells. In this episode, researchers Jennifer Miller and Yiming Wang share how these tiny artifacts reveal a sweeping story of ancient social networks, cultural connections, and human adaptability
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Beginnt ein neues Erdzeitalter? Spurensuche an einem kanadischen See

Beginnt ein neues Erdzeitalter? Spurensuche an einem kanadischen See

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Podcast from Deutschlandfunk Kultur with Jürgen Renn. Audio in German.
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Human evolution of, in and beyond the Anthropocene

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Long-term sea-level commitment and reversibility of ice loss from Antarctica

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Flora and Fauna in the Afterlife: Japanese Decorated Tombs and their Symbolism

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Konferenz: The language of Extreme Events

Konferenz: The language of Extreme Events

From Molecules to Millennia: Advances & Challenges in Phylogenetic Dating

From Molecules to Millennia: Advances & Challenges in Phylogenetic Dating

From Molecules to Millennia: Advances & Challenges in Phylogenetic Dating

The Language of Extreme Events

The Language of Extreme Events

From Molecules to Millennia: Advances & Challenges in Phylogenetic Dating

From Molecules to Millennia: Advances & Challenges in Phylogenetic Dating

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Latest Publications

Pei, X.; Cao, Y.; Yang, Y.; Liew, C. M.; Zhang, C.; Qin, L.; Deng, Z.; Zhu, S.; Chen, Y.; Zhao, H. et al.; Ning, C.; Hudson, M.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, H.: Bone-artefact production in late Neolithic central China: evidence from Pingliangtai. Antiquity, 2024.56 (2024)
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Peters, C.; Richter, K. K.; Wilkin, S.; Stark, S.; Mir Makhamad, B.; Fernandes, R.; Maksudov, F.; Mirzaakhmedov, S.; Rahmonov, H.; Schirmer, S. et al.; Ashastina, K.; Begmatov, A.; Frachetti, M.; Kurbanov, S.; Shenkar, M.; Hermes, T.; Kidd, F.; Omelchenko, A.; Huber, B.; Boivin, N. L.; Wang, S.; Lurje, P.; von Baeyer, M.; Dal Martello, R.; Spengler III, R. N.: Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia. Nature Communications 15, 2697 (2024)
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Klontza-Jaklova, V.; Fernandes, R.; Geisler, A.; Klontzas, M.: Synecdemus Novus: presenting the dataset of human activities on Crete (201–1204 C.E.). Journal of open archaeology data 12, 6 (2024)
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Mir-Makhamad, B.; Lurje, P.; Parshuto, V.; Pulotov, A.; Aminov, F.; Shenkar, M.; Saidov, M.; Semenov, N.; Kurbanov, S.; Mirzaakhmedov, S. et al.; Rakhmanov, K.; Dal Martello, R.; Spengler III, R. N.: Agriculture along the upper part of the Middle Zarafshan River during the first millennium AD: a multi-site archaeobotanical analysis. PLOS ONE 19 (3), e0297896 (2024)
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Boisard, S.; Ben Arous, E.: A critical inventory and associated chronology of the Middle Stone Age and Later Stone Age in Northwest Africa. (2024)
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Vallini, L.; Zampieri, C.; Shoaee, M. J.; Bortolini, E.; Marciani, G.; Aneli, S.; Pievani, T.; Benazzi, S.; Barausse, A.; Mezzavilla, M. et al.; Petraglia, M. D.; Pagani, L.: The Persian plateau served as hub for Homo sapiens after the main out of Africa dispersal. Nature Communications 15 (1), 1882 (2024)
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Ebert, C. E.; Hixon, S.; Buckley, G. M.; George, R. J.; Pacheco-Fores, S. I.; Palomo, J. M.; Sharpe, A. E.; Solís Torres, Ó. R.; Davis, J. B.; Fernandes, R. et al.; Kennett, D. J.: The Caribbean and Mesoamerica Biogeochemical Isotope Overview (CAMBIO). Scientific Data 11 (1), 349 (2024)
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Rowson, B.; Law, M.; Miller, J.; White, T.; Shipton, C.; Crowther, A.; Ndiema, E.; Petraglia, M.; Boivin, N. L.: A Quaternary sequence of terrestrial molluscs from East Africa: a record of diversity, stability, and abundance since Marine Isotope Stage 5 (78,000 BP). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 153 (1), 153/061-086, pp. 61 - 86 (2024)
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