Genetic analyses of Celtic burial mounds from 500 BCE reveal close relationships and provide new insights into the power structures of early Celtic elites
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
The Human Sciences Section of the Max Planck Society comprises a total of 22 Max Planck Institutes at 17 locations in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Luxembourg. The range of topics covered by the institutes extends from the intellectual development of man and his social coexistence, through the economic and legal order and cultural history, to the artistic expression of man’s spirituality.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
4,000 years ago, European women travelled far from their home villages to start their families, bringing with them new cultural objects and ideas
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
A change in its internal clock helps barley adjust to cultivation in northern environments with short summers
In Germany, spring barley is used to brew beer, and winter barley as animal feed.
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.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
New research reveals how the black rat colonised Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
DNA research from human populations thought to be uncontactable or extinct helps probe the deep genetic structure of Africa
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
The long-distance migrations of early Bronze Age pastoralists in the Eurasian steppe have captured widespread interest. But the factors behind their remarkable spread have been heavily debated by archaeologists. Now a new study in Nature provides clues regarding a critical component of the herders’ lifestyle that was likely instrumental to their success: dairying.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
The first Homo sapiens fossil discovery from Saudi Arabia dates to 90,000 years ago during a time when the region’s deserts were replaced by grasslands.
History A cross-cultural study tests the extent to which the consumption of wine and beer
Entweichendes Gas aus künstlichen Lagerstätten kann das Ökosystem massiv schädigen
Originalveröffentlichung Massimiliano Molari, Katja Guilini, Christian Lott, Miriam Weber, Dirk de Beer
