In this particular case, it deserves a follow-up.
That's when the site was really booming. People in the town will tell you, they knew what color of dye was being made on almost any day of the week, because the brook down the street would turn purple or red, or whatever color they were making dye for that day.
They'll get the comprehensive picture. They'll be able to hear from researchers and why we believe we need to go in the direction we're going.
We choose to take a more cautious approach - what we've elected to call this is an unusual pattern.
We may never know. . . . There is no way to re-create the entire past.
