Original ResearchPublished 17 April 2026Studying landscape transformation in the territory of Kazakhstan using the toponymic methodShakhislam Laiskhanov · Kulyash Kaimuldinova · Rakhat Tobajanov · Duman Toktarovich Aliaskarov · Yerlan Issakov · Zhulduz Nizamatdinova · Omirbay BaltabaevFrontiers in Environmental Archaeologydoi 10.3389/fearc.2026.1816569