New book on Indus Script

[Dean Anderson]

Yes, it's brand new. I've seen Possehl's  book. Also the claim of this new
book to provide "a breakthrough in decipherment" prompted me to
(sceptically) ask if someone else had read it first before I ordered it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Edwin F. Bryant" <edbryant at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU>
To: <INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: New book on Indus Script


> >
> > Title : Indus Script and Its Language
> > Sub-Title : (an in-depth structural analysis)
> > Author : Rama Sarker
> > Price : Rs.800
> > ISBN : 81-85616-70-1
> > About the book : This book being the first critical assessment of all
> > significant attempts at decipherment of the Indus script and
technicalities
> > involved in the models, explains how a breakthrough in decipherment has
been
> > achieved as a sequel to scientific analysis. It has highlighted the
progress
> > made in decoding the Indus people.
>
> I haven't seen this book (it must be brand new), but it is certainly not
the
> first such assessment.  Greg Possehl's book is.   EB
>