Francesco Berna

Francesco Berna

Simon Fraser University

H-index: 37

North America-Canada

About Francesco Berna

Francesco Berna, With an exceptional h-index of 37 and a recent h-index of 31 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Simon Fraser University, specializes in the field of Archaeology, Archaeological Science, Geoarchaeology, Vibrational Spectroscopy.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Micro-contextual characterization of pyrogenic aragonite diagenesis in archaeological ash: implications for radiocarbon dating of calcium carbonate in combustion features

Preliminary observations on the Levantine Aurignacian sequence of Manot Cave: Cultural affiliations and regional perspectives

Understanding environmental impacts of prehistoric fire

Diagenesis of juvenile skeletal remains: A multimodal and multiscale approach to examine the post-mortem decay of children's bones

Introduction to special issue: In search for modern humans and the Early Upper Paleolithic at Manot Cave, Western Galilee, Israel

Site formation processes at Manot Cave, Israel: Interplay between strata accumulation in the occupation area and the talus

A technotypological analysis of the Ahmarian and Levantine Aurignacian assemblages from Manot Cave (area C) and the interrelation with site formation processes

Between two worlds: The PPNB–PPNC transition in the central Levant as seen through discoveries at Beisamoun

Francesco Berna Information

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Citations(all)

6402

Citations(since 2020)

3055

Cited By

4711

hIndex(all)

37

hIndex(since 2020)

31

i10Index(all)

61

i10Index(since 2020)

54

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Francesco Berna Skills & Research Interests

Archaeology

Archaeological Science

Geoarchaeology

Vibrational Spectroscopy

Top articles of Francesco Berna

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Micro-contextual characterization of pyrogenic aragonite diagenesis in archaeological ash: implications for radiocarbon dating of calcium carbonate in combustion features

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Michael B Toffolo

Lior Regev

Eugenia Mintz

Stéphan Dubernet

Francesco Berna

...

2023/11

Preliminary observations on the Levantine Aurignacian sequence of Manot Cave: Cultural affiliations and regional perspectives

Journal of Human Evolution

Ofer Marder

Maayan Shemer

Talia Abulafia

Daniella Bar-Yosef Mayer

Francesco Berna

...

2021/11/1

Understanding environmental impacts of prehistoric fire

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts

Sarah Hlubik

Kevin Uno

David Braun

Benjamin Davies

Rahab Kinyanjui

...

2021/12

Diagenesis of juvenile skeletal remains: A multimodal and multiscale approach to examine the post-mortem decay of children's bones

Journal of Archaeological Science

Valentina Caruso

Nicoletta Marinoni

Valeria Diella

Elena Possenti

Lucia Mancini

...

2021/11/1

Introduction to special issue: In search for modern humans and the Early Upper Paleolithic at Manot Cave, Western Galilee, Israel

Ofer Marder

Israel Hershkovitz

Isaac Gilead

Francesco Berna

Omry Barzilai

2021/11/1

Site formation processes at Manot Cave, Israel: Interplay between strata accumulation in the occupation area and the talus

Journal of Human Evolution

Francesco Berna

Elisabetta Boaretto

Matthea C Wiebe

Mae Goder-Goldberger

Talia Abulafia

...

2021/11/1

A technotypological analysis of the Ahmarian and Levantine Aurignacian assemblages from Manot Cave (area C) and the interrelation with site formation processes

Journal of Human Evolution

Talia Abulafia

Mae Goder-Goldberger

Francesco Berna

Omry Barzilai

Ofer Marder

2021/11/1

Between two worlds: The PPNB–PPNC transition in the central Levant as seen through discoveries at Beisamoun

The Mega Project at Motza (Moẓa): The Neolithic and Later Occupations up to the 20th Century

Fanny Bocquentin

Hamoudi Khalaily

Elisabetta Boaretto

Laure Dubreuil

Heeli C Schechter

...

2020

Archeology, environment, and chronology of the Early Middle Stone Age component of Wonderwerk Cave

Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology

Michael Chazan

Francesco Berna

James Brink

Michaela Ecker

Sharon Holt

...

2020/9

Catching Fire: Geochemical evidence suggests hominin-controlled fire during the Pleistocene in the Turkana Basin, Kenya

AGU Annual Meeting

Kevin T Uno

Sarah Hlubik

W Andrew Barr

Benjamin Andrew Davies

Rahab Kinyanjui

...

2020/1

Emergence of corpse cremation during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Southern Levant: A multidisciplinary study of a pyre-pit burial

PLOS one

Fanny Bocquentin

Marie Anton

Francesco Berna

Arlene Rosen

Hamoudi Khalaily

...

2020/8/12

Bone diagenesis in archaeological and contemporary human remains: an investigation of bone 3D microstructure and minero-chemical assessment

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Valentina Caruso

Nicoletta Marinoni

Valeria Diella

Francesco Berna

Marco Cantaluppi

...

2020/8

Structural characterization and thermal decomposition of lime binders allow accurate radiocarbon age determinations of aerial lime plaster

Polymer degradation and stability

M Zubitur

MA Gomez

M Cortazar

2009/5/1

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