Indus Quest
YajnadevamIndus script, Ancient Indian history, philosophy, political theory
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Phoneme frequencies and the "feel" of Sanskrit
One of the earliest arguments I received againt my Indus script decipherment is that the decipherment, while grammatically correct, doesn’t feel like Sanskrit. Some volunteered that the phoneme frequencies seem different from the classical...
Urbanization and writing
Hunter gatherers don’t spontaneously settle into urbanization. The first settlements are neolithic and when they grow sufficient sophistication, they create a new settlement with planned streets etc. This generally implies some level of abi...
How old is the Brahmi script?
When Brahmi inscriptions of Ashoka’s edicts on rocks and pillars were deciphered by Princep, it was presumed that Ashoka had created a fully formed script for the purpose of his inscriptions. (I’ve never understood why anyone would claim th...
How do I know if a decipherment is forced?
Forcing a reading of a script in one language as another convincingly is extremely difficult and except for logosyllabic scripts, is a non-starter.
Watch this 20min video for a additional explanation.
Let us first define what a language i...
Archaeogenetics and Language
This chart represents a PCA of many Eurasian populations.
First let us understand what a PCA is: It is a tool to reduce dimensionality. For example, if we want to study the effect of increasing feed on different farm animals, we need a bas...
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