Many of those Indus relics are very small, often stone seals measuring one square inch – meaning the script on them is short, most sequences containing only four or five symbols. Crucially ...

For more than a century, the ancient Indus script has mystified researchers ... bronzes, and stamp seals. But, alas, no Rosetta Stone-like text has surfaced to aid their decipherment.

There are many challenges to deciphering the Indus script. First, the relatively small number of scripts - about 4,000 of them, almost all on small objects such as seals, pottery and tablets.

The key to unlocking these secrets lies in their writing system, which has been found on seals, pottery ... Some scholars believe the Indus script represents a Dravidian language, possibly ...

Deciphering the Indus script is an extremely challenging exercise ... The script occurs on some 4,000 known inscriptions, mostly on small seals. These inscriptions tend to be extremely short ...

on Indus ceramics are identified as graffiti. The ones engraved on seals and other metal objects of the IVC are designated as script. Even though both were written by the same people, they were ...

The Indus script, from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization ... Featuring pictographic symbols, it's found on artifacts like seals and tablets. Scholars debate its purpose—trade, administration ...