# Inspector task sheet

Nikumaroro: evidence of Earhart, or evidence of visitors?

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Nikumaroro: evidence of Earhart, or evidence of visitors?, 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

Keep original logs, excavation contexts, artifact comparisons and proposed identifications in separate registers. Test whether a diagnostic serial number, construction feature or securely attributable biological evidence exists. Compare alternate sources for island objects, including settlement and shipwreck history. Record planned fieldwork as planned and update only from published results with provenance.

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

Require diagnostic artifacts and secure context, and compare other visitor material. Compare flight constraints with independently documented artifact origins. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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