Shözhe Burial Site (Figure 1). The site is located on the second floodplain terrace of the Shözhe River, 2 km from the village of Besterek, near the Ust-Kamenogorsk–Targyn highway. The complex consists of 19 features. Approximately 80 meters to the west lie the ruins of the former Shözhe school, and about 130 meters to the south is a Muslim cemetery. The burial ground is well grassed, with some features situated along the edge of the terrace. In 2024, the East Kazakhstan Archaeological Expedition conducted a study of the site. Zigzag-shaped motifs were recorded on the walls of the northern cist within Enclosure No. 5. Zigzag lines were identified on two slabs of Cist No. 1 (WGS1984 coordinates: 49°39'40.46"N, 82°39'37.52"E) (Figure 2). The slabs are positioned vertically, and accordingly, the images have a vertical orientation. On the southwest (SW) slab, the lines were visible both in situ and in 3D models with and without texture (Figure 3). On the northwest (NW) slab, the lines were detected specifically in the 3D model representing surface relief without texture (Figure 4).
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