Human History

 

Archaeogenetic study reveals large-scale continental migration into the East of England during the early Medieval Period more

New research focus in the field of geoanthropology more

Multidisciplinary team studied ancient plague genomes more

New research reveals how the black rat colonised Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods more

Multidisciplinary research team sheds light on the 1,400-year-old mystery about the genetic origins of the Avar elite more

A well-preserved Palaeolithic site in northern China reveals a new and previously unidentified set of cultural innovations more

A Citizen Science project seeks criteria to sort letter shapes from various writing systems more

Pollen data from 19 modern European countries reveals that parts of Europe experienced negligible or no impact at all more

Non-destructive method dating petroglyphs in the American West more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2021 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2022 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Common ancestors from Neolithic Western Anatolia and Greece more

4,500 years ago, humans migrated from the Eurasian steppe to Central Europe and thus may have contributed to the spread of the Indo-European languages more

Pre-Homo human ancestral species, such as Australopithecus africanus, used human-like hand postures much earlier than was previously thought more