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.

Along the Indus River in what is now ... bronze items, and stamp seals. Researchers have been trying unsuccessfully to decode ...

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 ...