# Inspector task sheet

Dogon Sirius: when fieldworkers disagree about star knowledge

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Dogon Sirius: when fieldworkers disagree about star knowledge, 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 named informants, original-language terms, questions and dates. Keep cosmological meaning distinct from modern astronomical equivalence, and compare multiple communities without imposing a single uniform account.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare original notes, questions and independently dated versions. Trace pre-interview knowledge and compare unprompted accounts. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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