Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology brings together scientists from diverse backgrounds (natural sciences and humanities) with the aim of investigating the history of humankind from an interdisciplinary perspective using comparative analyses of genes, cultures, cognitive abilities, languages and social systems of past and present human populations, as well as those of primates closely related to humans.

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Annika Tjuka receives the Otto Hahn Medal

Linguistic and Cultural Evolution

Each year, the Max Planck Society recognises young researchers for their exceptional scientific achievements…

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Gorillas in the trees

Human OriginsPrimate Behavior and Evolution

Researchers show that even large silverback gorillas spend a substantial amount of time in trees

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Researchers now able to precisely analyse bonobo facial expressions

Comparative Cultural Psychology

System adapted: New tool for exploring communication among our close relatives

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