# Inspector task sheet

Orheiul Vechi: the signs left by cave communities

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Orheiul Vechi: the signs left by cave communities, 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

Build a cave-by-cave register from published plans and epigraphic studies. Record excavation context, superposition and transcription before proposing meanings. Distinguish ancient occupation of the promontory from the date of rock cutting. Avoid entering closed caves or touching inscriptions; use existing survey imagery.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare plans, inscriptions and superposition rather than dating the whole landscape at once. Require attributable chronological links between individual phases. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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