# Inspector task sheet

Quseir Amra: a sky painted inside a desert bath

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Quseir Amra: a sky painted inside a desert bath, 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 conservation photographs, mapped dome geometry and published astronomical interpretations. Identify restored areas before measuring alignments. Test proposed constellation identifications against the whole composition, including mismatches. Distinguish ancient pigment from modern presentation.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare the complete dome with dated celestial models and surface geometry. Require a reproducible reading that explains the entire image without selecting only convenient features. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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