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Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (341) 3550 - 350
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Publications




Articles
Gunz, P., Kozakowski, S., Neubauer, S., Le Cabec, A., Kullmer, O., Benazzi, S., Hublin, J.-J., & Begun, D. R. (2020). Skull reconstruction of the late Miocene ape Rudapithecus hungaricus from Rudabánya, Hungary. Journal of Human Evolution,138: 102687. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Tilot, A. K., Wittfeld, K., Teumer, A., Shapland, C. Y., van Erp, T. G. M., Dannemann, M., Vernot, B., Neubauer, S., Guadalupe, T., Fernández, G., Brunner, H. G., Enard, W., Fallon, J., Hosten, N., Völker, U., Profico, A., Di Vincenzo, F., Manzi, G., Kelso, J., St. Pourcain, B., Hublin, J.-J., Franke, B., Pääbo, S., Macciardi, F., Grabe, H. J., & Fisher, S. E. (2019). Neandertal introgression sheds light on modern human endocranial globularity. Current Biology,29(1), 120-127.e5. ![]() | |
Stelzer, S., Neubauer, S., Hublin, J.-J., Spoor, F., & Gunz, P. (2019). Morphological trends in arcade shape and size in Middle Pleistocene Homo. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,168(1), 70-91. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Scott, N. A., Strauss, A., Hublin, J.-J., Gunz, P., & Neubauer, S. (2018). Covariation of the endocranium and splanchnocranium during great ape ontogeny. PLoS One,13(12): e0208999. ![]() | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., Leakey, L., Leakey, M., Hublin, J.-J., & Spoor, F. (2018). Reconstruction, endocranial form and taxonomic affinity of the early Homo calvaria KNM-ER 42700. Journal of Human Evolution,121, 25-39. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Hublin, J.-J., & Gunz, P. (2018). The evolution of modern human brain shape. Science Advances,4(1): eaao5961. ![]() | |
Hublin, J.-J., Ben-Ncer, A., Bailey, S. E., Freidline, S. E., Neubauer, S., Skinner, M. M., Bergmann, I., Le Cabec, A., Benazzi, S., Harvati, K., & Gunz, P. (2018). Author Correction: New fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and the pan-African origin of Homo sapiens. Nature,558(7711), E6-E6. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Stelzer, S., Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., & Spoor, F. (2018). Using the covariation of extant hominoid upper and lower jaws to predict dental arcades of extinct hominins. Journal of Human Evolution,114, 154-175. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Hublin, J.-J., Ben-Ncer, A., Bailey, S. E., Freidline, S. E., Neubauer, S., Skinner, M. M., Bergmann, I., Le Cabec, A., Benazzi, S., Harvati, K., & Gunz, P. (2017). New fossils from Jebel Irhoud (Morocco) and the Pan-African origin of Homo sapiens. Nature,546(7657), 289-292. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Stelzer, S., Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., & Spoor, F. (2017). Hominoid arcade shape: Pattern and magnitude of covariation. Journal of Human Evolution,107, 71-85. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S. (2016). Comment on "Bigger Brains Led to Bigger Bodies? The Correlated Evolution of Human Brain and Body Size" by Mark Grabowski. Current Anthropology,57(2), 189-190. BibTeX Endnote | |
Spoor, F., Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., Stelzer, S., Scott, N., Kwekason, A., & Dean, &. M. C. (2015). Reconstructed Homo habilis type OH 7 suggests deep-rooted species diversity in early Homo. Nature,519, 83-86. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Hublin, J.-J., Neubauer, S., & Gunz, P. (2015). Brain ontogeny and life history in Pleistocene hominins. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences,370(1663): 140062. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S. (2014). Endocasts: Possibilities and limitations for the interpretation of human brain evolution. Brain, behavior and evolution: official journal of thr J. B. Johnston Club,84(2), 117-134. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Scott, N. A., Neubauer, S., Hublin, J.-J., & Gunz, P. (2014). A shared pattern of postnatal endocranial development in extant hominoids. Evolutionary Biology,41(4), 572-594. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Mitteroecker, P., Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., & Müller, G. (2012). How to Explore Morphological Integration in Human Evolution and Development? Evolutionary Biology,39(4), 536-553. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., & Hublin, J.-J. (2012). The Evolution of Human Brain Development. Evolutionary Biology,39(4), 568-586. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., Weber, G. W., & Hublin, J.-J. (2012). Endocranial volume of Australopithecus africanus: New CT-based estimates and the effects of missing data and small sample size. Journal of Human Evolution,62(4), 498-510. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., Golovanova, L., Doronichev, V., Maureille, B., & Hublin, J.-J. (2012). A uniquely modern human pattern of endocranial development. Insights from a new cranial reconstruction of the Neandertal newborn from Mezmaiskaya. Journal of Human Evolution,62(2), 300-313. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., Uta, S., Hublin, J.-J., & Boesch, C. (2012). Endocranial volumes in an ontogenetic sample of chimpanzees from the Taï Forest National Park, Ivory Coast. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,147(2), 319-325. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., Maureille, B., & Hublin, J.-J. (2011). Virtual reconstruction of the Le Moustier 2 newborn skull. Implications for Neandertal ontogeny. Paléo: revue d'archéologie préhistorique,22: 2107, pp. 155-182. Retrieved from http://paleo.revues.org/2107. BibTeX Endnote | |
Grine, F. E., Gunz, P., Betti-Nash, L., Neubauer, S., & Morris, A. G. (2010). Reconstruction of the late Pleistocene human skull from Hofmeyr, South Africa. Journal of Human Evolution,59(1), 1-15. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., Maureille, B., & Hublin, J.-J. (2010). Brain development after birth differs between Neanderthals and modern humans. Current Biology,20(21), R921-R922. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2010). Endocranial shape changes during growth in chimpanzees and humans: A morphometric analysis of unique and shared aspects. Journal of Human Evolution,59(5), 555-566. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Strait, D. S., Grosse, I. R., Dechow, P. C., Smith, A. L., Wang, Q., Weber, G. W., Neubauer, S., Slice, D. E., Chalk, J., Richmond, B. G., Lucas, P. W., Spencer, M. A., Schrein, C., Wright, B. W., Byron, C., & Ross, C. F. (2010). The Structural Rigidity of the Cranium of Australopithecus africanus: Implications for Diet, Dietary Adaptations, and the Allometry of Feeding Biomechanics. From Head to Tail: New Models and Approaches in Primate Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics, 583-593. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Mitteroecker, P., Neubauer, S., Weber, G. W., & Bookstein, F. L. (2009). Principles for the virtual reconstruction of hominin crania. Journal of Human Evolution,57(1), 48-62. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2009). The pattern of endocranial ontogenetic shape changes in humans. Journal of Anatomy,215(3), 240-255. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Strait, D. S., Weber, G. W., Neubauer, S., Chalk, J., Richmond, B. G., Lucas, P. W., Spencer, M. A., Schrein, C., Dechow, P. C., Ross, C. F., Grosse, I. R., Wright, B. W., Constantino, P., Wood, B. A., Lawn, B., Hylander, W. L., Wang, Q., Byron, C., Slice, D. E., & Smith, A. L. (2009). The feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of Australopithecus africanus. PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,106(7), 2124-2129. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Urbanek, C., Faupl, P., Hujer, W., Ntaflos, T., Richter, W., Weber, G., Schaefer, K., Viola, T. B., Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., Stadlmayr, A., Kullmer, O., Sandrock, O., Nagel, D., Conroy, G., Falk, D., Woldearegay, K., Said, H., Assefa, G., & Seidler, H. (2005). Geology, paleontology and paleoanthropology of the Mount Galili Formation in the southern Afar Depression, Ethiopia: Preliminary results. Joannea Geologie und Paläontologie,6, 29-43. BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., Mitteroecker, P., & Weber, G. W. (2004). Three-dimensional digital imaging of the partial Australopithecus africanus endocranium MLD 37/38. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal,55(4), 271-278. BibTeX Endnote |
Book Chapters
Neubauer, S., & Gunz, P. (2018). Endocasts and the evo-devo approach to study human brain evolution. In E. Bruner, N. Ogihara, & H. Tanabe ( DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S. (2015). Human brain evolution: Ontogeny and phylogeny. In E. Bruner ( DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S. (2015). The endocasts of the Bonn-Oberkassel crania. In L. Giemsch, & R. Schmitz ( BibTeX Endnote | |
Weber, G. W., Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., Mitteroecker, P., & Bookstein, F. L. (2012). Digital South African fossils: morphological studies using reference-based reconstruction and electronic preparation. In A. Gallagher, & S. C. Reynolds ( BibTeX Endnote |
Meeting Abstracts
Viola, B. T., Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., Slon, V., Kozlikin, M. B., Shunkov, M. V., Meyer, M., Pääbo, S., & Derevianko, A. P. (2019). A parietal fragment from Denisova cave. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,168(S68), 258-258. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Rangel de lazaro, G., Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Bruner, E. (2018). Computed tomography and diploic channels: A survey of chimpanzees. Folia Primatologica,89, 210. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2017). The evolution of modern human endocranial shape. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,162(S64), 298-298. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Mitteroecker, P., Scott, N. A., Hublin, J.-J., & Gunz, P. (2016). Endocranial asymmetry and brain-lateralization: A comprehensive geometric morphometric approach. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,159(S62), 240-240. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Stelzer, S., Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., & Spoor, F. (2016). Using the covariation of extant hominoid upper and lower jaws to identify group affinity of fossil hominins. In European Society for the study of Human Evolution ( BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Scott, N. A., Mitteroecker, P., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2014). Shape analysis of endocranial asymmetry in humans and apes. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,153(S58), 194. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., Drews, B., & Hublin, J.-J. (2014). Quantifying the evolution of human brain development. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,153(S58), 132-132. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Mitteroecker, P., Gunz, P., Scott, N. A., & Hublin, J.-J. (2014). Endocranial shape asymmetry in humans and apes. In Proceedings of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution (pp. 121-121). BibTeX Endnote | |
Scott, N., Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2013). Comparing endocranial ontogenetic trajectories in extant great and lesser apes. The FASEB Journal,27(Meeting abstracts issue), lb25. BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Stoessel, A., Neubauer, S., Kuhrig, M., Hoyka, M., Hublin, J.-J., & Spoor, F. (2013). Morphological integration of the bony labyrinth and the cranial base in modern humans and Neandertals. In European Society for the study of Human Evolution ( BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., Leakey, M., Leakey, L., Hublin, J.-J., & Spoor, F. (2013). Virtual reconstruction of the KNM-ER 42700 (H.erectus) endocast. In European Society for the study of Human Evolution ( BibTeX Endnote | |
Scott, N., Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2013). A conserved pattern of postnatal endocranial development in extant hominoids. In European Society for the study of Human Evolution ( BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2012). Endocranial shape in early modern humans. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,147(Suppl. 54), 222-223. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.22033/pdf. BibTeX Endnote | |
Scott, N. A., Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2012). Comparing endocranial ontogenies in extant hominoids. In 2nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution (pp. 164-164). BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Neubauer, S., & Hublin, J.-J. (2011). A uniquely modern human pattern of early brain development and its implications for middle-late Pleistocene cranial diversity and cognition. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,144(S52), 152-152. BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2011). Estimating endocranial volume of A. africanus: Influences of variability among reconstructions and small sample size. In Proceedings of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution (pp. 76-76). BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., Weber, G. W., & Hublin, J.-J. (2011). Virtual reconstruction of A. africanus endocasts and new cranial capacity estimates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,144(S52), 224-224. BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2010). Comparison of endocranial ontogenetic trajectories with implications for hominin brain evolution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,141(S50), 177-177. BibTeX Endnote | |
Strait, D. S., Weber, G. W., Neubauer, S., Chalk, J., Richmond, B. G., Lucas, P. W., Spencer, M. A., Schrein, C., Dechow, P. C., Ross, C. F., Grosse, I. R., Wright, B. W., Constantino, P., Wood, B. A., Lawn, B., Hylander, W. L., Wang, Q., Slice, D. E., Byron, C., & Smith, A. L. (2009). Facial biomechanics in Australopithecus africanus: Implications for feeding ecology. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,138(S48), 249-249. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2009). Comparing endocranial ontogenetic trajectories between humans and chimpanzees. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,138(S48), 199. BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2008). Basicranial angulation and influcence on overall cranial shape in humans. PaleoAnthropology, A22-A22. BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Hublin, J.-J. (2008). Endocranial ontogenetic trajectories in humans: a 3D geometric morphometrics analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,135(S46), 161-161. BibTeX Endnote | |
Strait, D. S., Weber, G. W., Neubauer, S., Chalk, J., Richmond, B. G., Wright, B. W., Smith, A. L., Wang, Q., Dechow, P. C., Ross, C. F., & Spencer, M. A. (2007). Masticatory biomechanics in Australopithecus africanus examined using finite element analysis: A preliminary study based on Sts 5. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,132(S44), 227-227. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Weber, G. W. (2006). Beyond endocranial capacity and indices: A new multivariate approach to quantify endocranial variability. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,129(S42), 137-138. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Gunz, P., Mitteroecker, P., Neubauer, S., Bookstein, F. L., & Weber, G. W. (2005). Are Paranthropus crania only scaled variants of gracile Australopithecines? American Journal of Physical Anthropology,126(S40), 110-110. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., & Weber, G. W. (2005). Digital Reconstruction of P. boisei OH 5. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,126(S40), 156-156. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S., Gunz, P., Mitteroecker, P., & Weber, G. W. (2004). Geometeric reconstruction of the MLD 37/38 endocranium. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,123(S38), 152-152. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Weber, G. W., Gunz, P., Mitteroecker, P., Neubauer, S., & Bookstein, F. L. (2004). The Upper Paleolithic Mladec assemblage: Cranial geometry compared with anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,123(S38), 204-205. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
Weber, G. W., Assefa, G., Conroy, G., Falk, D., Faupl, P., Gunz, P., Hujer, W., Kullmer, O., Nagel, D., Neubauer, S., Richter, W., Said, H., Sandrock, O., Schaefer, K., Rabeder, G., Stadlmayr, A., Urbanek, C., Viola, T. B., Woldearegay, K., & Seidler, H. (2004). Paleoanthropological Research and in situ excavations at the Plio-Pleistocene deposits of the Galili Area, Somali Region, Ethiopia. Berichte des Institutes für Erdwissenschaften der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz,9, 40-40. BibTeX Endnote |
Thesis
Neubauer, S. (2010). Human brain development and evolution: A comparative study of ontogenetic endocranial shape changes using geometric morphometrics. PhD Thesis, Universität, Leipzig. BibTeX Endnote | |
Neubauer, S. (2005). The endocranium of MLD 37/38: New insights using virtual anthropology. Master Thesis, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. BibTeX Endnote |