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Welcome to the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

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Press Releases

Frequent Disturbances Increased the Resilience of Past Populations

Frequent Disturbances Increased the Resilience of Past Populations

May 01, 2024
 
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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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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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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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From Molecules to Millennia: Advances & Challenges in Phylogenetic Dating

From Molecules to Millennia: Advances & Challenges in Phylogenetic Dating

Tag der Vielfalt 2024 in Jena

Tag der Vielfalt 2024 in Jena

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Latest Publications

Urban, M. C.; Alberti, M.; De Meester, L.; Zhou, Y.; Verrelli, B. C.; Szulkin, M.; Schmidt, C.; Savage, A. M.; Roberts, P.; Rivkin, L. R. et al.; Palkovacs, E. P.; Munshi-South, J.; Malesis, A. N.; Harris, N. C.; Gotanda, K. M.; Garroway, C. J.; Diamond, S. E.; Roches, S. D.; Charmantier, A.; Brans, K. I.: Interactions between climate change and urbanization will shape the future of biodiversity. Nature Climate Change, s41558-024-01996-2 (2024)
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Shoaee, M. J.; Vahdati Nasab, H.; Storozum, M.; Frenzel, P.; Akhavan Kharazian, M.; Fernandes, R.; Hashemi, S. M.; Jayez, M.; Amano, N.; Marzban Abbasabadi, B. et al.; Aalipoor, M.; Lucas, M.; Marzo, S.; Ilgner, J.; Patalano, R.; Roberts, P.; Boivin, N.; Petraglia, M.: Initial upper paleolithic in the Zagros Mountains. Frontiers in Earth Science 12, 1352099 (2024)
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Frahm, E.; Saribekyan, M.; Mkrtchyan, S.; Furquim, L.; Avagyan, A.; Sahakyan, L.; Azatyan, K.; Roberts, P.; Fernandes, R.; Yepiskoposyan, L. et al.; Amano, N.; Antonosyan, M.: Increasing obsidian diversity during the Chalcolithic Period at Yeghegis-1 Rockshelter (Armenia) reveals shifts in land use and social networks. Scientific Reports 14 (1), 9528 (2024)
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Arniz-Mateos, R.; García-Escárzaga, A.; Fernandes, R.; González-Morales, M. R.; Gutiérrez-Zugasti, I.: Living in the shore: changes in coastal resource intensification during the Mesolithic in northern Iberia. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 16 (5), 79 (2024)
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Ayayee, P. A.; Petersen, N.; Riusch, J.; Rauter, C.; Larsen, T.: Enhanced gut microbiome supplementation of essential amino acids in Diploptera punctata fed low-protein plant-based diet. Frontiers in insect science 4, 1396984 (2024)
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García-Escárzaga, A.; Gutiérrez-Zugasti, I.; Arniz-Mateos, R.; Cuenca-Solana, D.; González-Morales, M. R.; Ilgner, J.; Lucas, M.; Colonese, A. C.; Roberts, P.: Seasonal exploitation of intertidal resources at El Mazo (N Iberia) reveals optimized human subsistence strategies during the Mesolithic in Atlantic Europe. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 16 (5), 76 (2024)
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Ciesielska, J. A.; Le Roux, P.; Scott, E.; Lucas, M.; Roberts, P.: Isotopic evidence for socio-economic dynamics within the capital of the Kingdom of Alwa, Sudan. African Archaeological Review, s10437-024-09579-4 (2024)
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Stewart, M.; Andrieux, E.; Blinkhorn, J.; Guagnin, M.; Fernandes, R.; Vanwezer, N.; Hatton, A.; Alqahtani, M.; Zalmout, I.; Clark-Wilson, R. et al.; Al-Mufarreh, Y. S. A.; Al-Shanti, M.; Zahrani, B.; Al Omari, A.; Al-Jibreen, F.; Alsharekh, A. M.; Scerri, E. M. L.; Boivin, N.; Petraglia, M.; Groucutt, H. S.: First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: the archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia. PLOS ONE 19 (4), e0299292 (2024)
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