Bronze Age Aegeans
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PROVIDER: PRJEB37782 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERR5206940.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR5206950.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR5206960.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR5206941.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR5206951.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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