Ariane Burke, Université de Montréal

Research

climate change human dispersals neanderthal extinction spatial analysis archaeology climate models ecocultural models cultural transformation

Latest papers

The archaeology of climate change: a blueprint for integrating environmental and cultural systems.
Nature communications · 2025 · first author
The ecomorphology of Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus): a geometric morphometric study.
Open research Europe · 2021
The archaeology of climate change: The case for cultural diversity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021 · first author

All 8 publications

Latest funding

The impact of abrupt warming on cultural evolution: the Late Glacial Interstadial Complex in Europe
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$82,424
Linking genotype and behavioral traits of extinct megafauna species to elucidate the drivers of extinction: A case study with Pleistocene Beringian horses
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$250,000
The impact of climate change and climate variability on human populations during the last Glacial
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$204,453

All 5 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

The archaeology of climate change: a blueprint for integrating environmental and cultural systems.

Burke A, Grove M, Maier A, Wren C, Drapeau M, Poisot T, Moine O, Boisard S, Bruxelles L

Nature communications2025First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60450-9 PMID: 40514402

02

The ecomorphology of Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus): a geometric morphometric study.

Galán López AB, Burke A, Costamagno S

Open research Europe2021

DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.13782.2 PMID: 40292028

03

The archaeology of climate change: The case for cultural diversity.

Burke A, Peros MC, Wren CD, Pausata FSR, Riel-Salvatore J, Moine O, de Vernal A, Kageyama M, Boisard S

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021First author

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2108537118 PMID: 34301875

04

Issues of theory and method in the analysis of Paleolithic mortuary behavior: A view from Shanidar Cave.

Pomeroy E, Hunt CO, Reynolds T, Abdulmutalb D, Asouti E, Bennett P, Bosch M, Burke A, Farr L, Foley R, French C, Frumkin A, Goldberg P, Hill E, Kabukcu C, Lahr MM, Lane R, Marean C, Maureille B, Mutri G, Miller CE, Mustafa KA, Nymark A, Pettitt P, Sala N, Sandgathe D, Stringer C, Tilby E, Barker G

Evolutionary anthropology2020

DOI: 10.1002/evan.21854 PMID: 32652819

05

Habitat suitability and the genetic structure of human populations during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in Western Europe.

Wren CD, Burke A

PloS one2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217996 PMID: 31216315

06

Environmental variability and hominin dispersal.

Grove M, Burke A

Journal of human evolution2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.07.006 PMID: 26341033

07

Exploring the impact of climate variability during the Last Glacial Maximum on the pattern of human occupation of Iberia.

Burke A, Levavasseur G, James PM, Guiducci D, Izquierdo MA, Bourgeon L, Kageyama M, Ramstein G, Vrac M

Journal of human evolution2014First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.06.003 PMID: 25034085

08

Women who know their place : sex-based differences in spatial abilities and their evolutionary significance.

Burke A, Kandler A, Good D

Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.)2012First author

DOI: 10.1007/s12110-012-9140-1 PMID: 22648664

The impact of abrupt warming on cultural evolution: the Late Glacial Interstadial Complex in Europe

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Burke, Ariane M.

Keywords: archaeology; climate change; climate models; ecocultural models; cultural transformation

$82,424

Linking genotype and behavioral traits of extinct megafauna species to elucidate the drivers of extinction: A case study with Pleistocene Beringian horses

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Bataille, Clement

Keywords: paleoecology; diet; mobility; radiocarbon; isotope; paleogenomics; horses; Beringia; extinction; tooth

$250,000

The impact of climate change and climate variability on human populations during the last Glacial

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Burke, Ariane M.

Keywords: human dispersals; climate change; neanderthal extinction; spatial analysis

$204,453

Climate change and population dynamics during the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in the Iberian Peninsula

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Burke, Ariane M.

Keywords: archaeological survey; site location models; paleoclimatic modelling; spatial analysis

$72,820

Palaeolithic survey of Alentejo, Portugal

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Burke, Ariane M.

Keywords: archaeological survey; survey design (methodology); GIS application.

$113,229

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Archaeology
Department of Archaeology

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Julien Riel-Salvatore

Archaeology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Dennis Sandgathe

Department of Archaeology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: climate change Dear Professor Burke, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The archaeology of climate change: a blueprint for integrating environmental and cultural systems." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The impact of abrupt warming on cultural evolution: the Late Glacial Interstadial Complex in Europe" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]