Computers unlock more secrets of the mysterious Indus Valley script
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 08:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Four-thousand years ago, an urban civilisation lived and traded on what is now the border between Pakistan and India. During the past century, thousands of artefacts 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...