Computers unlock more secrets of the mysterious Indus Valley script

Monday, August 3, 2009 - 19:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Four-thousand years ago, an urban civilization lived and traded on what is now the border between Pakistan and India. During the past century, thousands of artifacts bearing hieroglyphics left by this prehistoric people have been discovered. Today, a team of Indian and American researchers are using mathematics and computer science to try to piece together information about the still-unknown script.

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