Archaeologists face specific linguistic and contextual challenges in deciphering the Indus Valley script
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Archaeologists and computational linguists studying the Indus Valley script face distinct linguistic and contextual obstacles, most notably the brevity of inscriptions, the lack of bilingual texts, and complex sign variations.
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A method of identifying allographs in undeciphered scripts and its application to the Indus Valley Script
2021 · cited by 13
Paper 0 details specific structural and linguistic complications in the Indus script, such as multi-directional writing and mirrored signs that complicate decipherment.
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AI-EPIGRAPHY: An Interactive Tool for Computational Decipherment of the Indus Valley Script
2025 · cited by 0
Paper 5 highlights specific contextual challenges and analytical approaches like positional examination and transitional probabilities needed to tackle the undeciphered script.
Unraveling the Mysteries: A Literature Review on the Analysis and Interpretations of the Indus Valley Script
2024 · cited by 0
Paper 7 notes that researchers face major linguistic and contextual hurdles, including the brevity of inscriptions and the complete absence of bilingual texts.