# Inspector task sheet

Diquís stone spheres: skill, placement and an uncertain purpose

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Diquís stone spheres: skill, placement and an uncertain purpose, 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

Use excavation plans and object-level records to distinguish original placements from moved specimens. Compare tool marks, quarry evidence and experimental results without claiming an unperformed replication. Test proposed social or astronomical arrangements against independent spatial data and known disturbance.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare size and placement with independently identified residential and ceremonial features. Predefine a proposed arrangement’s predictions and test them against undisturbed excavated contexts. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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