# Inspector task sheet

Nan Madol: the engineering behind a ceremonial island city

## 1. Audit the source record

Retrieve the named records for Nan Madol: the engineering behind a ceremonial island city. Record author, edition, page or section and access date. Treat a catalogue, mirror or translation of one document as the same evidence, not independent corroboration.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 2. Build the dated evidence ledger

Create a structure-and-phase register from published plans. Compare quarry sources, stone dimensions and feasible transport routes without proposing unauthorised site access. Include traditional ownership and local historical interpretation with clear authorship, keeping conservation changes separate from ancient construction.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 3. Test the interpretation

Compare stone provenance with building phases and feasible route models. Compare dated structures rather than assigning every wall the same history. Record what would favour or weaken each explanation; leave unperformed work marked as proposed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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