# Inspector task sheet

Carthage’s Tophet: what can the bones establish?

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Carthage’s Tophet: what can the bones establish?, 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.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare the same samples, estimation methods and uncertainty ranges before comparing conclusions. Separate cremation, deposition and cause of death. Evaluate inscriptions and ancient descriptions independently of osteological assumptions. Retrieve the complete 2013 analysis and subsequent responses before claiming consensus.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare uncertainty-adjusted age distributions and independent deposition evidence. Evaluate the rival methods on the same evidence and test historical interpretations independently. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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