[INDOLOGY] Indus seal/script $1m prize offered by Tamil Nadu government

[Martin Gluckman]

Dear All,

I thought it would be interesting to share here that the Tamil Nadu government is offering a $1m prize to "solve" the Indus seal/script system.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70q44zn18wo


[https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/472b/live/eacf8fd0-d3d9-11ef-87df-d575b9a434a4.jpg]<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70q44zn18wo>
A million-dollar challenge to crack the script of early Indians<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70q44zn18wo>
Ms Yadav and co-researchers found 67 signs that account for 80% of the writing on the script. A sign which looks like a jar with two handles turned out to be the most frequently used sign.
www.bbc.com
You can see the announcement here<https://youtu.be/LYENw-5PHfE?t=120> in Tamil by the CM.
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Kindest wishes,

Martin
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