The Kokentau Ochre Rock Paintings: An Open Archaeological Dataset from East Kazakhstan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.194 | Journal eISSN: 2049-1565
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 24, 2025
Accepted on: Feb 18, 2026
Published on: Mar 4, 2026
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