# Inspector task sheet

Sanxingdui: unfamiliar bronzes with an archaeological context

## 1. Audit the source record

Retrieve the named records for Sanxingdui: unfamiliar bronzes with an archaeological context. Record author, edition, page or section and access date. Treat a catalogue, mirror or translation of one document as the same evidence, not independent corroboration.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 2. Build the dated evidence ledger

Index objects by pit, layer, material and conservation stage. Compare motifs with dated regional collections. Treat newly recovered fragments, restored objects and published photographs as different documentary stages, and record which dates are estimates.

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## 3. Test the interpretation

Compare securely dated motifs and depositional patterns. Compare stratigraphy and object treatment between pits. Record what would favour or weaken each explanation; leave unperformed work marked as proposed.

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