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Petra Vaiglova

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Lecturer in Archaeological Science at The Australian National University | interests: biomolecular archaeology, isotope analyses, human-environment interactions, new statistics; TEDx speaker https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/petra-vaiglova

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jul 3

I’m very pleased to share that our paper on Early Neolithic boar feasting at Asiab is out in @commsearth.nature.com. rdcu.be/euyuO. Many thanks for all the Early Career Research support that made this study possible 🐗🦷👩‍🔬 @raindrop-herder.bsky.social

Transport of animals underpinned ritual feasting at the onset of the Neolithic in southwestern Asia

Communications Earth & Environment - Ceremonial feasting in Early Neolithic Asiab, western Iran, involved transport of animals over substantial distances to celebrate far-flung social networks,...

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you for a fantastic @isbarchaeology.bsky.social inTorino! Highlights include talking about teeth and Asiab boar feasting during a poster session at the Musei Reali and a conference dinner at the National Automobile Museum! rdcu.be/euyuO

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Aug 13

And I sure didn’t have a great experience at some of my postdoc stints.

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Aug 13

I agree it’s ironic!

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Aug 13

I found my PhD to be a positive experience! There were definitely times when it was challenging and I had to figure out a lot of things on my own but I did appreciate every moment of it.

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jul 15

Wonderful post that provides insight into how @kjkillackey.bsky.social created the illustration for our wild boar study. It was such a pleasure working with her on this project!

Killackey Illustration @kjkillackey.bsky.social · Jul 15

A new piece, my recent illo depicting long distance transport of wild boars to Asiab in the early Iranian #Neolithic. I’ve reposted a couple articles featuring the illustration but here’s the whole image and some detail crops.
#archaeology 🏺 #SciArt 🐡
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A reconstruction illustration (by Kathryn Killackey) showing groups of hunters approaching Asiab, an early Neolithic site in Iran. In the foreground, one ground is forging a river and climbing up onto the banks. Two men carry a field-dressed wild boar between them on a pole. Another man has his hide clothing bundled and is carrying them on his head. He also has a hide bag on his back with a red deer antler strapped to it. The hunters exiting the river are dressed in hide loincloths and carry bows or spears. One wears a necklace of boar tusks perforated at both ends. The rest of this group has already crossed and dressed themselves in hide leggings, tunics, and shoes. They carry an assortment of baskets and bags on their backs, one with another boar's head attached. Their tunics and legging have decorative detailing with red ochre and small disk beads. They are walking up a slope towards the settlement at the top. A group stands at the top of the slope, greeting the new comers. Behind them is a large rammed earth circular building with a flat thatch roof. There are also clusters of smaller circular structures made of poles and hide, some with wood shade shelters attached. Groups of people are busy preparing food, including cooking another boar, for a feast. Children and dogs are running about. Another group of hunters are also seen arriving in the midground, entering the image from the right side. The landscape is covered in a mix of grass, wild pistacio and almond trees. There are sedges along the river banks. This vegetation is dry and yellowing, indicating autumn. You can see mountains in the background and vultures following air currents in the distance.

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jul 15

What a great headline! Thanks for reposting the Conversation article!

Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · Jul 14

(Way too happy with myself for writing this headline.) 🧪🏺

Archaeologists discover that parties 11,000 years ago were BYOB — bring your own boar

Humans have feasted since the dawn of agriculture — but a new find suggests the practice of bringing exotic food to a communal gathering is even older.

www.livescience.com

Reposted by Petra Vaiglova

Killackey Illustration @kjkillackey.bsky.social · Jul 14

Featuring my illustration of party prep!

Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · Jul 14

(Way too happy with myself for writing this headline.) 🧪🏺

Archaeologists discover that parties 11,000 years ago were BYOB — bring your own boar

Humans have feasted since the dawn of agriculture — but a new find suggests the practice of bringing exotic food to a communal gathering is even older.

www.livescience.com

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jul 11

I’m very excited to see our findings on wild boar feasting in The Conversation theconversation.com/guests-at-a-...

Guests at a feast in Iran’s Zagros Mountains 11,000 years ago brought wild boars from all across the land

Humans have feasted since the dawn of agriculture – but a new find suggests the practice of bringing exotic food to a communal gathering is even older.

theconversation.com

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jul 10

Also included are insights from the amazing @kjkillackey.bsky.social who made a wonderful illustration of our findings!

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jul 10

We argue that using cutting-edge archaeological science is not enough. We need to invest time into making cutting-edge methods accessible to others @commsearth.nature.com

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jul 10

Our ‘behind-the-paper’ post on @springernature.com Research Communities gives a sneak peak into the process involved in combining histological analysis with in situ isotopic analysis of wild boar teeth communities.springernature.com/posts/making...

Making cutting-edge archaeological science accessible to others

Archaeological scientists are constantly pushing the boundaries with regards to increasing the resolution of analyses and decreasing the masses of what can be analysed. But being cutting-edge is not e...

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jul 3

Transport of animals underpinned ritual feasting at the onset of the Neolithic in southwestern Asia

Communications Earth & Environment - Ceremonial feasting in Early Neolithic Asiab, western Iran, involved transport of animals over substantial distances to celebrate far-flung social networks,...

rdcu.be

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jun 3

You’ll need to create a login for OSF but no need to route it through an institution (you can create a login just using your email)

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Jun 3

Very excited that my paper on statistical training is on the list of most downloaded papers in the Journal of Archaeological Science 🐘. Step-by-step walkthroughs for reproducing the examples and the images can be downloaded from the Open Science Framework on osf.io/8qxbu/

How can we improve statistical training in archaeological science?

Hosted on the Open Science Framework

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Apr 16

Thanks so much Brianna! I am so pleased to hear that you like it!

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Apr 14

I am thrilled to share my paper on statistical training in archaeology. Thank you to @kjkillackey.bsky.social for the incredible illustration in the graphical abstract. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Dec 17

Notice the thematic earrings that Joh made. If you look closely, you’ll see oxygen-16 on one side and oxygen-18 on the other

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Dec 17

Had a great time at the Association for Environmental Archaeology meeting in Oxford with my students Oscar Balla and Johanna Evans. Our posters generated some great discussion and the ANU SHRIMP lab mascot loved the travel!

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Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Nov 4

You can run your image through a simulator such as the one here: www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color.... It will show you what the image looks like to people with different types of color deficiencies

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Oct 28

Day 3 of statistical reform awareness week. The feeling you get when you want to combine findings from similar studies but all that the papers provide you with are p values...

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Oct 27

Day 2 of statistical reform awareness week! Today's meme by Amelia Berthold. While Null Hypothesis Significance Testing is familiar and easy, taking a sharp turn and committing to embracing Open Science principles will eventually get us to where we want to be!

Petra Vaiglova @petravaiglova.bsky.social · Oct 26

To celebrate the end of a successful semester, I will be posting memes that students in my research design & statistics class have created to summarise the key messages behind the new statistics approach. Today's meme was created by Abbey Petrie.