{"product_id":"the-archaeology-and-epigraphy-of-indus-writing-9781784910464","title":"The Archaeology and Epigraphy of Indus Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology and Epigraphy of Indus Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed examination of the Indus script. It presents new analysis based on an expansive text corpus using revolutionary analytical techniques developed specifically for the purpose of deciphering the Indus script. This exploration of Indus writing examines the structure of Indus text at a level of detail that has never been possible before. This advance in analytic techniques is combined with detailed linguistic information to suggest a root language for the Indus script. Further the syntax of the Indus script is demonstrated to match a Dravidian language. In the process of analysis the place name for the ancient Indus site of Dholavira is identified. This leads to the eventual identification of 17 signs with various levels of certainty. These readings lead to the partial definition of the Indus system of affixing. Using innovative analytical techniques Indus signs can be defined functionally as logographic or syllabic. Further, specific sign sequences are identified as verbs or nouns. The volumetric system used at Harappa during the Indus period is demonstrated. This discovery gives us a good idea of the scale and process of Indus exchange. The Indus inscriptions are analyzed with an emphasis on their archaeological contexts. The analysis presented in this book represents a significant advancement in our understanding of Indus writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ;  \u003cbr\u003e Introduction ;  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: The Indus Valley Script ;  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: The Indus Sign List ;  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Patterns of Sign Use and the Syntactic Structure of Indus Texts ;  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Tablets, Pots and the Volumetric System of Harappa ;  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Numerals in the Indus Script and their Uses ;  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Proto-Dravidian and the Indus Script ;  \u003cbr\u003e Appendix I: Automated Segmentation Of Indus Texts ;  \u003cbr\u003e Appendix II: Positional Analysis of Indus Signs ;  \u003cbr\u003e Appendix III: Classifying Undeciphered Writing Systems Literature Cited","brand":"Archaeopress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470002884951,"sku":"9781784910464","price":49.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784910464.jpg?v=1744897076","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-archaeology-and-epigraphy-of-indus-writing-9781784910464","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}