# Inspector task sheet

Popobawa in 1995: how explanations changed during a panic

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Popobawa in 1995: how explanations changed during a panic, 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

Compare dated local accounts, contemporary reporting and fieldwork chronology. Preserve speakers' meanings, distinguish later political explanations from earlier reports, and avoid assigning a medical diagnosis from narrative similarities.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare separately attributed accounts without merging incompatible descriptions. Compare the order of reports, media coverage and political interpretations. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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