MPI GEA Publications

Spengler III, R. N.: Historical developments of Anthropocene concepts. Quaternary International 761, 110172 (2027)

Zuccarelli Freire, V.; Samec, C.; Roberts, P.; Moreno, E.: Editorial: New theoretical and methodological approaches to land use dynamics in the Andes during the Late Holocene. Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology 5, 1833526 (2026)

Steuri, N.; Glasburn, C. L.; Hafner, A.; Reuther, J. D.; Caspari, G.: An inland arctic biface production site in the Northern Brooks Range (Alaska, USA). Quaternary International 766, 110256 (2026)

Mir Makhamad, B.; Spengler III, R. N.; Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, G.; Zach, B.; Sarkady, C.; Kaniuth, K.: Seeds of time: archaeobotanical insights into late Bronze Age agriculture from the heart of Central Asia. Human Ecology: an interdisciplinary journal 54 (2), 25 (2026)

Du, J.; Zhu, Z.; Yang, J.: Optimization of extraction conditions for residual proteins in aged silk fabrics. npj Heritage Science 14 (1), 174 (2026)

Blinkhorn, J.; Champion, L.; Niang, K.; Coutros, P.; Kay, A.; Candy, I.; Maezumi, S. Y.; Ordemann, M. R.; Scerri, E. M. L.: Westward expansion of pearl millet agriculture into the Lac de Guiers basin, Senegal, by c. AD 200. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 2637384 (2026)

Blackwood, A.; Wilkins, J.; Arnold, L. J.; Demuro, M.; Boschian, G.; Caruana, M. V.; Lalunio, E. F.; Spate, M.; Hatton, A.; Muir, R. A. et al.; Wilson, C. G.; Quick, L. J.; Meredith-Williams, M.; Herries, A. I. R.: Regional variability in the Acheulian to Middle Stone Age transition in southern Africa. Scientific Reports 16 (1), 9529 (2026)

Översti, S.; Boumasmoud, M.; Günthard, H. F.; Sax, H.; Zinkernagel, A. S.; Kouyos, R. D.; Kühnert, D.: Fast hospital discharge rates blur within-hospital ‘transmission footprint’ in bacterial genomes, as showcased with Staphylococcus aureus. PLOS Computational Biology 22 (3), e1013982 (2026)

Reinhardt, A. L.; Riris, P.; Harris, B.; Jha, D. K.; de Primam, L.; Leite, G.; Bauermann, S. G.; Gayantha, K.; Rudd, R.; Roberts, P. et al.; Behling, H.: Late Holocene vegetation dynamics, fire regimes, and human impact in Southern Brazil: a multi-proxy palaeoecological record from the Matematico Lake. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 686, 113556, pp. 1 - 13 (2026)

Dixon, T.; Rudd, R.; Kemp, J.; Marx, S.; Moss, P.; Hua, Q.; Bird, M.; Hall, P. A.; McGowan, H.: Variability in the southern margin of the Indo-Australian Summer Monsoon since 46 ka. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 690, 113678 (2026)

Forootani, A.; Khosravi, M.; Barati, M.: DeepKoopFormer: a Koopman enhanced transformer based architecture for time series forecasting. npj artificial intelligence 2, 35 (2026)

Leipe, C.; Nykamp, M.; Hoelzmann, P.; Handfried, D.; Shchetnikov, A. A.; Bezrukova, E. V.; Wagner, M.; Tarasov, P. E.: High-resolution hydroclimatic variability in northern Inner Asia in response to North Atlantic temperature changes during the last 2500 years. Global and Planetary Change 261, 105426 (2026)

Vokhshoori, N. L.; Rick, T. C.; Braje, T. J.; France, C. A. M.; Hixon, S.; Kennett, D. J.; Culleton, B. J.; McCarthy, M. D.: Plankton regime shift in the Southern California upwelling system during the Medieval Climate Anomaly indicated by δ13C and δ15N isotopes in archaeological mussel shells. Quaternary Science Reviews 380, 109923 (2026)

Salgado-Garrido, H. E.; Urrutia-Fucugauchi, J.; de la Cruz-Fernández, A.; López-Martínez, R.; Barba-Meinecke, H.; Huchím-Herrera, J.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Solís-Torres, O. R.: Hypogenetic morphologies and morphometric data reveal new insights into the speleogenesis of the Loltún Cave, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Geomorphology 501, 110258 (2026)

Vignola, C.; Doğan, M.; Eastwood, W.; Haldon, J.; Masi, A.; Roberts, N.; Şenkul, Ç.; Izdebski, A.: Reconstructing post-crisis recovery in the hinterlands of Constantinople: a high-resolution first-millennium CE pollen record from Lake Yeniçağa (NW Türkiye). Journal of Quaternary Science (2026)

Campmas, E.; Lebon, M.; Dupont, C.; Bondetti, M.; Ben Arous, E.; Lenoble, A.; Chahid, D.; Lozouet, P.; Bellot-Gurlet, L.; Hajraoui, E. et al.; Abdeljalil, M.; Nespoulet, R.: Aterian shell beads from the coastal site of El Mnasra Cave (Rabat-Témara, Morocco): specificities of the north African MSA personal ornaments. PLOS ONE 21 (3), e0338785 (2026)

Chakraborty, , K. S.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Jha, D. K.; Roberts, P.: Quaternary research in South Asia: exploring human-environment interactions [editorial]. Quaternary environments and humans 4 (1), 100098, pp. 1 - 4 (2026)

Endo, E.; Kaliyeva, Z.; Utubayev, Z.; Kasenova, A. D.; Suyundikova, M.; Onggaruly, A.; Spengler III, R. N.; Shoda, S.: Grain impressions in ceramic vessels illustrate the extent of 1st millennium bc agriculture across the northern Central Asian steppe. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 35, s00334-025-01058-3, pp. 363 - 375 (2026)

Giffin, K.; Weber, A.; Kozakaitė, J.; Friedrich, R.; Jankauskas, R.; Kühnert, D.; Bos, K. I.: Differential sampling for genetic analyses of Treponema pallidum and for radiocarbon dating in archaeological bone. International Journey of Paleopathology 52, 002, pp. 44 - 57 (2026)

Robbeets, M.; Heggarty, P.: Language, ecology and climate change: first principles and worldwide perspectives. Quaternary environments and humans 4 (1), 100096 (2026)