Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
AbbreviationGEA
PredecessorMax Planck Institute of Economics
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Established2022 (2022)
TypeScientific institute
PurposeResearch in Planetary and Deep-time Human-Earth Systems Interaction
HeadquartersJena, Germany
Key people
Jürgen Renn
Ricarda Winkelmann
Patrick Roberts
Parent organization
Max Planck Society
AffiliationsTPC
Website(in English)
(in German)
Formerly called
Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems
Max Planck Institute for Economics
Max Planck Institute for History and the Sciences
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History

The Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie) is a research institute of the Max Planck Society dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the interactions between humans and the Earth system across deep time. The institute integrates archaeology, anthropology, Earth system science, ecology, and computational modeling to investigate the long-term coevolution of human societies, environments, and technologies. It is located in Jena, Germany.