Define
Frame the question and establish what a defensible answer would require.
Archival research
Private research
Research
Some questions do not resolve at the first search.
The surviving record
Research begins with the question, but it is governed by the evidence.
Daedalus examines questions that require sustained work across archival and documentary sources. The aim is a defensible account that distinguishes what the record establishes, suggests, and leaves unresolved.
Documentary method
Establish
Locate records, repositories, variants, gaps, and the context in which the sources were created.
Reconstruct
Compare the evidence, test its limits, and assemble a coherent documentary account.