Human History

 

Research team used advanced sequencing technology to analyze Ötzi’s genome to obtain a more accurate picture of the Iceman’s appearance and genetic origins more

Scientists gain insights into the social behaviour of a Neolithic community more

The Xiongnu dominated the Eurasian steppes two millennia ago and foreshadowed the rise of the Mongol Empire more

Scientists have sequenced the composer’s genome using five genetically matching hair locks more

Large-scale genomic analysis documents the migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers over a period of 30,000 years more

New archaeogenetic data allow exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age more

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

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

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

4000-year-old cuneiform writings from Mesopotamia tell us little about the brewing techniques used at the time more