Welcome to the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

Welcome to the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

We work in the field

We work in the field

We work in the lab

We work in the lab

We work all over the world

We work all over the world

We work in teams

We work in teams

Press Releases

Human Activity on Curaçao Began Centuries Earlier Than Previously Believed, Study Finds
New research co-led by Simon Fraser University and the National Archaeological Anthropological Memory Management (NAAM Foundation) in Curaçao extends the earliest known human settlement of Curaçao by centuries, adding pieces to the puzzle of pre-Colombian Caribbean history.

Updates

The changing role of millet in Late Bronze Age central Germany
New interdisciplinary research reveals a shift towards reliance on millet, a drought resistant crop, during the beginning of the Late Bronze Age
Mark Hudson elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Hudson is one of 43 Fellows elected to the Society at their recent meeting in February 2024
Book Review: The Einsteinian Revolution: The Historical Roots of His Breakthroughs
Review of the new book by Jürgen Renn and Hanoch Gutfreund in Nature
Klimabilanz für 2023: „Wir müssen den gesellschaftlichen Wandel beschleunigen“
Interview Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Interview in German, paywalled):
Assessment and classification of the special climate year 2023 with climate researcher Ricarda Winkelmann

Videos and Audios


A Brief History of Bling

A Brief History of Bling

Podcast
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
Beginnt ein neues Erdzeitalter? Spurensuche an einem kanadischen See

Beginnt ein neues Erdzeitalter? Spurensuche an einem kanadischen See

Podcast
Podcast from Deutschlandfunk Kultur with Jürgen Renn. Audio in German.
Lieben Hunde uns wirklich?

Lieben Hunde uns wirklich?

Video
Video from Arte 42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles. Anyone who has a dog is convinced that the relationship between dog and human is something unique. A close bond, unshakeable, perhaps even love. Dogs are the world's favourite pets. But why does the relationship between humans and dogs feel so special? Do dogs really love us? And if so, why? Video in German.

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from Mar 8, 2024 08:30 AM to Mar 31, 2024 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

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from Mar 8, 2024 08:30 AM to Mar 31, 2024 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

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Latest Publications

Orfanou, E.; Zach, B.; Rohrlach, A. B.; Schneider, F. N.; Paust, E.; Lucas, M.; Hermes, T.; Ilgner, J.; Scott, E.; Ettel, P. et al.; Haak, W.; Spengler, R.; Roberts, P.: Biomolecular evidence for changing millet reliance in Late Bronze Age central Germany. Scientific Reports 14 (1), 4382 (2024)
Wolf, A.; Baker, J. L.; Tjallingii, R.; Cai, Y.; Osinzev, A.; Antonosyan, M.; Amano, N.; Johnson, K. R.; Skiba, V.; McCormack, J. et al.; Kwiecien, O.; Chervyatsova, O. Y.; Dublyansky, Y. V.; Dbar, R. S.; Cheng, H.; Breitenbach, S. F. M.: Western Caucasus regional hydroclimate controlled by cold-season temperature variability since the Last Glacial Maximum. Communications Earth & Environment 5 (1), 66 (2024)
Minatre, K. L.; Arienzo, M. M.; Moosmüller, H.; Maezumi, S. Y.: Charcoal analysis for temperature reconstruction with infrared spectroscopy. Frontiers in Earth Science 12, 1354080 (2024)
Ekberzade, B.; Carrasco, R.; Izdebski, A.; Sofo, A.; Larsen, A.; Akinyemi, F.; Bruckman, V.; Baker, N.; Clark, S.; Hill, C.: GC insights: fostering transformative change for biodiversity restoration through transdisciplinary research. Geoscience communication 7 (1), 7-57-2024, pp. 57 - 61 (2024)
García-Escárzaga, A.; Cantillo-Duarte, J. J.; Milano, S.; Arniz-Mateos, R.; Gutiérrez-Zugasti, I.; González-Ortegón, E.; Corona-Borrego, J. M.; Ramos-Muñoz, J.; Colonese, A. C.; Vijande-Vila, E.: Marine resource exploitation and human settlement patterns during the Neolithic in SW Europe: stable oxygen isotope analyses (δ18O) on Phorcus lineatus (da Costa, 1778) from Campo de Hockey (San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 16 (3), 38 (2024)
Antonosyan, M.; Azatyan, K.; Bobokhyan, A.; Frahm, E.; Hovhannisyan, A.; Mkrtchyan, S.; Roberts, P.; Saribekyan, M.; Yepiskoposyan, L.; Amano, N.: Yeghegis-1 rockshelter site: new investigations into the late Chalcolithic of Armenia. Antiquity, 2023.201 (2024)
Sayedi, S. S.; Abbott, B. W.; Vannière, B.; Leys, B.; Colombaroli, D.; Romera, G. G.; Słowiński, M.; Aleman, J. C.; Blarquez, O.; Feurdean, A. et al.; Brown, K.; Aakala, T.; Alenius, T.; Allen, K.; Andric, M.; Bergeron, Y.; Biagioni, S.; Bradshaw, R.; Bremond, L.; Brisset, E.; Brooks, J.; Bruegger, S.; Brussel, T.; Cadd, H.; Cagliero, E.; Carcaillet, C.; Carter, V.; Catry, F. X.; Champreux, A.; Chaste, E.; Chavardès, R. D.; Chipman, M.; Conedera, M.; Connor, S.; Constantine, M.; Mustaphi, C. C.; Dabengwa, A. N.; Daniels, W.; De Boer, E.; Dietze, E.; Estrany, J.; Fernandes, P.; Finsinger, W.; Flantua, S.; Fox-Hughes, P.; Gaboriau, D. M.; Gayo, E. M.; Girardin, M.P.; Glenn, J.; Glückler, R.; González-Arango, C.; Groves, M.; Hamilton, R. J.; Hamilton, D.; Hantson, S.; Hapsari, K. A.; Hardiman, M.; Hawthorne, D.; Hoffman, K.; Iglesias, V.; Inoue, J.; Karp, A. T.; Krebs, P.; Kulkarni, C.; Kuosmanen, N.; Lacourse, T.; Ledru, M.-P.; Lestienne, M.; Long, C.; López-Sáez, J. A.; Loughlin, N.; Lynch, E.; Niklasson, M.; Madrigal, J.; Maezumi, S. Y.; Marcisz, K.; Meyer, G.; Mariani, M.; McWethy, D.; Molinari, C.; Montoya, E.; Mooney, S.; Morales-Molino, C.; Morris, J.; Moss, P.; Oliveras, I.; Pereira, J. M.; Pezzatti, G. B.; Pickarski, N.; Pini, R.; Robin, V.; Rehn, E.; Remy, C.; Rius, D.; Ruan, Y.; Rudaya, N.; Russell-Smith, J.; Seppä, H.; Shumilovskikh, L.; Sommers, W. T.; Tavşanoğlu, Ç.; Umbanhowar, C.; Urquiaga, E.; Urrego, D.; Vachula, R.; Wallenius, T.; You, C.; Daniau, A.-L.: Assessing changes in global fire regimes. (2023)
McCormack, J.; Jaouen, K.; Bourgon, N.; Sisma-Ventura, G.; Tacail, T. J. G.; Müller, W.; Tütken, T.: Zinc isotope composition of enameloid, bone and muscle of gilt-head seabreams (Sparus aurata) raised in pisciculture and their relation to diet. Marine Biology 171 (3), 65 (2024)
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