Place

Identity formation also occurs around the places we frequent. Particularly important places can include the homes we live in, the places where we worship and remember, and the places that we consider unique to our culture.

This site focuses mostly on these three types of places. However, the area around us, the atmosphere and architecture we are accustomed to, the geography we are used to seeing in the distance, and much more can also factor into this. These wider categories can be on other members of the SRAS Family of Sites.

Filter the below articles for: Slavic, Turkic, Caucasian, Baltics, or other cultures.

Crafting the Silk Road: Uzbek Ceramics in Ancient and Modern Life

Uzbekistan’s ancient pottery and ceramics offer a window into the deep history and vibrant cultural evolution of Central Asia, connecting the ingenuity of early Silk Road societies to modern-day artistic traditions. The remarkable discoveries unearthed by archaeologists, from Hellenistic-era pottery fragments at the Uzundara Fortress to the intricately glazed ceramics of Rishton and Afrasiyab, reveal […]

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