# Inspector task sheet

Roi Mata: the taboo island and the excavated burial

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Roi Mata: the taboo island and the excavated burial, 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 pre-excavation testimony with Garanger's plans, burial associations and later dating. Separate what guided the excavation from later reconstructions. Examine whether skeletal and spatial evidence distinguishes simultaneous burial from identical cause of death. Work from authorised documentation and respect the property's customary management.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare pre-discovery accounts with dated archaeological observations. Assign separate evidence requirements to identity, chronology, death circumstances and taboo beliefs. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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