Answer · White Shaman Mural

One planned composition, painted in a single episode

The mural was planned and painted as one composition in a single episode, the colours laid down in a fixed order of black, red, yellow and white.

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Where it stands

Still possibleTwo pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

Overlaps between figures follow the same colour order across the panel.
Paint dates from different figures are statistically indistinguishable.

What would rule it out

Overlaps show figures of one colour painted over finished figures in a later colour, out of sequence.
Dates from different figures differ beyond their errors.

Evidence 2 for · none against

Dated Pecos River murals elsewhere were each painted in one event

Supported

FOR

Microscopy shows one colour order across the panel, black first and white last

Established

FOR

The questions it answers

Was the White Shaman mural painted as one planned composition?

Part of What does the White Shaman mural depict?

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). One planned composition, painted in a single episode [Answer ANS0DCKQKAK7DZD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCKQKAK7DZD

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