User:Zchewski

I am an archaeologist and historian with degrees in Anthropology (Archaeological specialization) and International Relations. I particularly focus on the Caucasus mountains, especially the Circassians, Abkhazians, and Georgians.

Substantial Contributions

 * Chinland Edited preamble to ensure major pieces of information being spread were sourced, or otherwise revised for verifiability. Added additional reputable sources.

Template Tweaks

 * Colorado Political Parties Added Forward and No Labels parties to the list of minor parties with ballot access, according to recent statements by those parties and the Colorado Secretary of State.

Minor Changes

 * Apple (symbolism)
 * Colchian culture
 * Sharon N. DeWitte

New Pages

 * Archaeology of Kutaisi

Substantial Contributions

 * Expand pages about the Nart mythological figures to be more in-line with the standards applied to more famous mythologies.

Minor Changes

 * Update pages referencing settlements located in the disputed states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to identify those settlements by the name preferred by the residents thereof; Sukhumi -> Aqwa or Sukhum, Tskhinvali -> Tskhinval, etc. This is to at minimum correctly remove the Georgian nominative –i ending, which makes little sense in the context of non-Georgian cities whose residents use a different name.
 * Update and standardize romanization of Caucasian language names where they appear.
 * Update pages referencing indigenous American mythological figures to primarily refer to those figures by the name given by their respective cultures rather than names which are direct English translations. This is to make resources regarding these mythologies follow the standards of other mythologies' pages more accurately and to better represent those cultures. This will be followed by marking common alternatives (e.g. Jupiter would be rendered as Godfather under the translation model, but rendered Jupiter under the culturally aware model, with acknowledgement of other common names).