Dr Sallie Burrough
@sallieburrough.bsky.social
Science Writer | @NatGeo Explorer | Lecturer @oxford_uni | Mum. (Not always in that order)
A question for the #geomorphology brains of the world: what are these? In the Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana: tidy circular bowl-shaped features (~1 m) with smooth silcrete rims. Locally called Toraagara (“stone pots/basins”). For local communities, they’re sacred bowls where ancestors come to eat.
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A question for the #geomorphology brains of the world: what are these? In the Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana: tidy circular bowl-shaped features (~1 m) with smooth silcrete rims. Locally called Toraagara (“stone pots/basins”). For local communities, they’re sacred bowls where ancestors come to eat.
Was really great to hang out and talk biomarkers, archaeology & interglacials. Learnt loads & ate far too much cake! Thanks lovely people of @uio.no for looking after us.
On my way back from @uio.no where I served (for the first time!) as a PhD opponent with new pal @sallieburrough.bsky.social. We dug deep into the work of @davidkwright.bsky.social's student (now) Dr. Aljasil Chirakkal on Central Asian Pleistocene paleo-environments. Learned a lot!
October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Was really great to hang out and talk biomarkers, archaeology & interglacials. Learnt loads & ate far too much cake! Thanks lovely people of @uio.no for looking after us.
Reposted by Dr Sallie Burrough
We look forward to our upcoming Session (number 28) at this years #SAFA conference in Faro hosted by @isotopesrule.bsky.social, @sallieburrough.bsky.social and Inèz Faul. We have a very interesting lineup that we will introduce over the next days as we count down to the conference 🦣🏺🌍Days to go:1️⃣2️⃣
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We look forward to our upcoming Session (number 28) at this years #SAFA conference in Faro hosted by @isotopesrule.bsky.social, @sallieburrough.bsky.social and Inèz Faul. We have a very interesting lineup that we will introduce over the next days as we count down to the conference 🦣🏺🌍Days to go:1️⃣2️⃣