Language and Script

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    • 10 pages found in Language and Script:

    Ancient Indus Valley Script
    Harappa presents interviews with the three leading scholars of the undeciphered ancient Indus Valley script, papers in pdf format, a dictionary, audio, and resources.
    http://www.harappa.com/script/

    Earliest Writing Found
    From the BBC, earliest examples of writing may have been discovered in Pakistan, according to archaeologists working on the Harappa Project.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/334517.stm

    Indo European
    Sanskrit decipherment of the Indus Valley script.
    http://www.indoeurohome.com

    Indus Graffiti as Rock Art and their Astronomical Implications
    The Kanaga sign is very common in Indus rock art. It can be interpreted as the symbol for a primordial god and a Lord of space and time with an astronomical meaning.
    http://murugan.org/research/valluvan.htm

    Murukan in the Indus Script
    Article by Iravatham Mahadevan about the pan-Indian god Skanda or Murugan and his occurrence in the Indus Valley script.
    http://murugan.org/research/mahadevan.htm

    One Sees What One Wants To
    From Frontline, Asko Parpola answering the alleged decipherment by N.S. Rajaram.
    http://www.flonnet.com/fl1723/17231250.htm

    New Evidence on the 'Piltdown Horse' Hoax
    From Frontline, Witzel and Farmer accuse Rajaram of fraud. <small>(November 24, 2000)</small>
    http://www.flonnet.com/fl1723/17231260.htm

    Of Rajaram's 'Horses', 'decipherment', and Civilisational Issues
    From Frontline, Asko Parpola responds to the claims of decipherment by Rajaram. <small>(November 24, 2000)</small>
    http://www.flonnet.com/fl1723/17231240.htm

    Horseplay in Harappa
    From Frontline, Witzel and Farmer report on media hype, faked data, and Hindutva propaganda in recent claims that the Indus Valley Script has been decoded. <small>(October 13, 2000)</small>
    http://www.flonnet.com/fl1720/17200040.htm

    Early Indus Script
    Discovery of sherds at Harappa confirm dates for discoveries of Early Indus Script on pottery and in the impression of a square seal on a lump of clay. <small>(October, 1999)</small>
    http://he.net/~archaeol/9909/newsbriefs/indus.html

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