Updates 2020

Archaelogy Magazine has selected the study "Origin and health status of first-generation Africans from early colonial Mexico" as one of the ten most exciting archaeological research papers of 2020. more

New research shows that a uniform technical strategy and a regional network for supplying raw materials formed the bases of Elementeitan resilience more

Underwhelming results underscore the complexity of language evolution while showing promise in some current applications more

Every week @realscientists invites a new expert curator to host their Twitter account. Read Ayushi's interview with Real Scientists here. more

Dog studies have been conducted at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena since 2016. All studies are in playful scenarios and are based exclusively on observation, giving interested dog owners a chance to learn more about their four-legged friends. Now a new study is planned, for which participants are urgently needed. more

New research pushes this development back roughly 1,000 years and sheds light on motivating factors more

In their new book, Dr. Juliane Bräuer, Head of Dog Studies at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, and Dr. Juliane Kaminski, Director of the Dog Cognition Centre, University of Portsmouth, present new results from the most important studies of dog cognition over the last twenty years. more

In a new paper a multidisciplinary team shows that domesticated millet was incorporated into an ongoing reliance on local fish and forest foods, demonstrating mixed subsistence practices in the rainforests of Central Africa for thousands of years. more

The fellowship program fosters interdisciplinary skills and supports the careers of young scientists more

Her Excellency Ms. Manori Unambuwe recently visited the Department of Archaeology more

To what extent does climate impact human behavior? more

In a new study published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, a team of researchers from the Department of Archaeology, MPI-SHH and the University of Pisa reveals changes in the human diet in Tuscany (central Italy) following the fall of the Western Roman Empire. more

The Honorary Professorship was awarded in the Department of Classics and Archaeology of The University of Malta, Malta, with which the Pan-African Evolution Research Group already enjoys close collaborative relationships. more

August 19, 2020 - The five-part volume combines genealogical and areal approaches, computational and classical historical linguistics, and functional and formal linguistics to provide a comprehensive account of the Transeurasian languages. more

August 17, 2020 - New archaeological research in Saudi Arabia documents hundreds of stone structures interpreted as monumental sites where early pastoralists carried out rituals. more

August 14, 2020 - The discovery of Mediterranean migrants among the hundreds of skeletons at the Himalayan lake site highlights the power and importance of interdisciplinary, collaborative research more

July 17, 2020 - 4000 years of plant and animal introductions to the Philippine Archipelago more

July 13, 2020 - The YAE is a pan-European initiative of outstanding young scientists for networking, scientific exchange and science policy more

The Rainforest Redux virtual seminar series will explore the role of the tropics in the deep human past more

Dr. Eslem Ben Arous will be applying geochronological methods to date new discoveries in West Africa. more

June 5, 2020 - Using a deep history approach that links ancient and contemporary societies, archaeologists from the MPI-SHH assess the ecosystem impacts of pastoralism in northern Central Asia more

Apr. 20, 2020 - In a new study a team of researchers, including Noel amano from the Department of Archaeology at MPI-SHH, describes the complex human-non-human primate interactions in Java, Indonesia from around 10,000 to 5000 years ago. more

Apr. 3, 2020 - For her outstanding dissertation titled “Insights into microbial evolution and ecology from genetic analysis of diverse archaeological materials,” Dr. Susanna Sabin, 25, will be awarded the 2019 Dieter Rampacher Prize of the Max Planck Society. more

March 31, 2020 - Dr. Roberts is one of two new Germany-based members selected for the prestigious multidisciplinary academy and is the sixth member selected from the Max Planck Society in the history of the organization. more

March 24, 2020 - New lake records track changes in Indian Ocean Monsoon, showing changing precipitation across 3,000 years more

March 23, 2020 - Using isotope analysis of Pleistocene human prey, researchers show local residence of medium-large mammals in Paleo-Agulhas Plain roughly 150,000 years ago more

March 18, 2020 - New study conducted in northern Iberia reveals that molluscs contributed significantly more to the diet of Mesolithic peoples living in Atlantic Europe than previously hypothesized. more

Febr. 20, 2020 - Analysis of ancient DNA details the population history of the Italian island, providing new insight into its unique history and ancestral connections to other peoples of the Mediterranean more

Febr. 7, 2020 - Results of investigations at Kitulgala Beli-lena led by researchers from the Department of Archaeology confirm human occupation of Sri Lanka’s rainforest region as early as ca. 45,000 cal. BP more

Jan 27, 2020 - HORIZON magazine’s Science in Society takes a close look at research by Professor Christina Warinner and the DAIRYCULTURES group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, revealing how ancient dairy products can help us understand the rise in food intolerance and allergies more

Jan. 23, 2020 - A recent publication in the Journal of Archaeological Science provides landscape-scale strontium isotope data and a proof of concept using animal teeth associated with major palaeoanthropological findings, showing that animal migrants coming far from the Oldupai Gorge region can be identified. This has major implications for the study of past hominin mobility in this important part of East Africa. more

Jan. 23, 2020 - New study lead by William Taylor and Nicole Boivin of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History provides insights into early pastoral economies and herding transitions in eastern Eurasia. more

Jan. 23, 2020 - Inhabitants of Bel’sk remained local to the urban complex, with few individuals engaging in long-distance mobility, while engaging in farming and pastoralism. more

Research shows that the sound of some words relates to the concept they refer to more