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Francesc Burjachs is affiliated with the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats in Spain. Their research spans multiple domains within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences. The scientist has contributed extensively to Atmospheric Science, Archeology, Anthropology, Paleontology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The primary research focus includes studies in Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeological and Geological Studies, Archaeological and Historical Studies, Aeolian processes and effects, and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide.

Francesc Burjachs has published work in various notable academic venues including:

  • Journal of Quaternary Science (2 publications)
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (2 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)
  • CATENA (1 publication)
  • Quaternary International (1 publication)

Among recent papers, their contributions include:

  • "Iberian Neanderthals in forests and savannahs," 2021, Journal of Quaternary Science
  • "Site formation processes, human activities and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions from archaeobotanical records in cave and rock-shelter sites in NE Iberia," 2022, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • "Historical biogeography of Cannabis in the Iberian Peninsula: A probabilistic approach using palynological evidence," 2022, Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • "What burned the forest? Wildfires, climate change and human activity in the Mesolithic - Neolithic transition in SE Iberian Peninsula," 2023, CATENA
  • "Late Holocene Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Miller) woodlands in Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean): Investigation of their distribution and the role of human management based on anthracological, dendro-anthracological and archaeopalynological data," 2020, Quaternary International

Francesc Burjachs has also contributed to book publications, including the title Iberian paleoflora and paleovegetation. Vol. III: Holocene published in 2024 by Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Francesc Burjachs include:

  • Jordi Revelles (12 joint publications)
  • Isabel Expósito (10 joint publications)
  • Ethel Allué (4 joint publications)
  • Javier Fernández-López de Pablo (4 joint publications)
  • Juan Ochando (3 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • The first hominin of Europe

    Eudald Carbonell;Jose M. Bermudez de Castro;Josep M. Pares;Alfredo Perez-Gonzalez

  • Expected trends and surprises in the Lateglacial and Holocene vegetation history of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands.

    José S. Carrión;Santiago Fernández;Penélope González-Sampériz;Graciela Gil-Romera

  • One million years of cultural evolution in a stable environment at Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain)

    J. Rodríguez;F. Burjachs;G. Cuenca-Bescós;N. García

  • Abrupt Climatic Changes during the Last Glaciation Based on Pollen Analysis of the Abric Romani, Catalonia, Spain

    Francesc Burjachs;Ramon Julià

  • Age and Date for Early Arrival of the Acheulian in Europe (Barranc de la Boella, la Canonja, Spain)

    Josep Vallverdú;Palmira Saladié;Antonio Rosas;Rosa Huguet;Rosa Huguet

  • The palaeoecoloical potential of pollen records in caves: the case of Mediterranean Spain

    J.S. Carrión;M. Munuera;C. Navarro;F. Burjachs

  • El poblat lacustre neolític de la Draga. Excavacions de 1990 a 1998

    A. Bosch;J. Chinchilla;X. Nieto;X. Raurich

  • Arqueopalinología: síntesis crítica

    J.A. López-Sáez;P. López García;F. Burjachs

  • A new Lower Pleistocene archeological site in Europe (Vallparadís, Barcelona, Spain)

    Kenneth Martínez;Joan Garcia;Eudald Carbonell;Jordi Agustí

  • Holocene fire activity and vegetation response in South-Eastern Iberia

    Graciela Gil-Romera;Graciela Gil-Romera;José S. Carrión;Juli G. Pausas;Miguel Sevilla-Callejo;Miguel Sevilla-Callejo

  • Palaeoecology of Neanderthals during Dansgaard–Oeschger cycles in northeastern Iberia (Abric Romaní): From regional to global scale

    Francesc Burjachs;Juan Manuel López-García;Ethel Allué;Hugues-Alexandre Blain

  • Meromixis origin and recent trophic evolution in the Spanish mountain lake La Cruz

    R Julia;F Burjachs;MJ Dasi;F Mezquita

  • Paleoflora y Paleovegetación de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares: Plioceno-Cuaternario

    W. Fletcher;J.S. Carrión;S. Fernández;P. González-Sampériz

  • New relative sea-level insights into the isostatic history of the Western Mediterranean

    Matteo Vacchi;Matteo Vacchi;Matthieu Ghilardi;Rita T. Melis;Giorgio Spada

  • Middle Pleistocene to Holocene geochronology of the River Aguas terrace sequence (Iberian Peninsula): Fluvial response to Mediterranean environmental change

    Lothar Schulte;Ramon Julià;Francesc Burjachs;Alexandra Hilgers

  • Formation processes through archaeobotanical remains: The case of the Bronze Age levels in El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

    Dan Cabanes;Francesc Burjachs;Isabel Expósito;Ana Rodríguez

  • Mid-Holocene vegetation history and Neolithic land-use in the Lake Banyoles area (Girona, Spain)

    J. Revelles;S. Cho;E. Iriarte;F. Burjachs

  • A new key locality for the Pliocene vertebrate record of Europe: the Camp dels Ninots maar (NE Spain)

    B. Gómez de Soler;G. Campeny Vall-llosera;J. Van der Made;Oriol Oms

  • Diet and environment 1.2 million years ago revealed through analysis of dental calculus from Europe’s oldest hominin at Sima del Elefante, Spain

    Karen Hardy;Anita Radini;Stephen Buckley;Ruth Blasco

  • Late Glacial to Early Holocene environmental adjustment in the Mediterranean semi-arid zone of the Salines playa-lake (Alacant, Spain)

    S. Giralt;F. Burjachs;J.R. Roca;R. Julia

  • Overview of environmental changes and human colonization in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) and their impacts on vegetation composition during the Holocene

    Francesc Burjachs;Ramon Pérez-Obiol;Llorenç Picornell-Gelabert;Jordi Revelles

  • Holocene fire activity and vegetation response in South-Eastern Iberia

    Graciela Gil-Romera

Frequent Co-Authors

Ethel Allué
Ethel Allué Rovira i Virgili University
Eudald Carbonell
Eudald Carbonell Rovira i Virgili University
Hugues-Alexandre Blain
Hugues-Alexandre Blain Rovira i Virgili University
Ramon Julià
Ramon Julià Spanish National Research Council
Andreu Ollé
Andreu Ollé Rovira i Virgili University
José S. Carrión
José S. Carrión University of Murcia
Juan Manuel López-García
Juan Manuel López-García Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution
Palmira Saladié
Palmira Saladié Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution
Jordi Agustí
Jordi Agustí Rovira i Virgili University
Rosa Huguet
Rosa Huguet Spanish National Research Council

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