# Inspector task sheet

Dabous: what do the lines between giraffes and people mean?

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Dabous: what do the lines between giraffes and people 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.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare panel drawings with photographs and record line junctions, preservation and possible superimposition. Test interpretations against the local corpus before importing meanings from other rock-art traditions.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare repeated motifs and explicit qualifications in the corpus. Compare line placement, associated figures and securely documented parallels. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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