Human History

 

A new study reveals the significance of regional dispersals and local interactions in coastal Papua New Guinea more

Study challenges long-held assumptions about the Mediterranean Phoenician-Punic civilization, one of the most influential maritime cultures in history more

A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central Sahara during the African humid period more than 7,000 years ago more

Far-reaching genetic ties between the Mongolian steppe and Central Europe under Hun rule more

Ancient genomes show integration of genetically different groups to the same early medieval Avar society in the Vienna Basin, Austria more

Syphilis originated in the Americas prior to the arrival of Columbus, and European colonialism made it globally dominant more

Study refutes previous assumptions and reveals the cosmopolitan origin of the inhabitants of Pompeii more

Research reveals possible remains of discoverer of St James’ Tomb more

Scientists reconstruct ancient genomes of the two most deadly malaria parasites, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum more

Ancient Maya genomes reveal the practice of male twin sacrifice and the enduring genetic legacy of colonial-era epidemics more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2023 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

Max Planck researchers discover the oldest ever images of dogs on leashes more

Common ancestors from Neolithic Western Anatolia and Greece more

Researchers discover a new species of fossil human in a cave in South Africa 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

An interactive world map of human genetic history reveals likely genetic impacts of historical events more

New high precision radiocarbon dates of bone collagen show that a cultural exchange may have taken place between modern humans and Neanderthals more than 40,000 years ago. more

For the first time, researchers have found plant remains in the two-million-year-old dental plaque of ancient hominins’ teeth more