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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More plants on the menu of ancient hunter-gatherers

Former DepartmentsHuman Evolution

Isotopic evidence reveals surprising dietary practices of pre-agricultural human groups in Morocco

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Decoding Avar society

Archaeogenetics

Using ancient DNA and archaeological evidence to unravel the kinship, social practices and transformations of…

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Demand for critical minerals puts African great apes at risk

Primate Behavior and Evolution

More than a third of Africa’s great ape population faces risks related to mining

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