# Inspector task sheet

Afrasiab: what did the painted room mean?

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Afrasiab: what did the painted room mean?, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare wall orientation, preserved inscriptions, archaeological plans and dated publications. Colour-code surviving imagery, scholarly identification and reconstruction in a working diagram. Test whether the interpretation explains all walls without inventing missing figures. Record disagreements between editions instead of selecting a single authoritative-looking restoration.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare each wall's preserved evidence with the interpretation. Use plans, access patterns and inscriptions to test proposed building functions. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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