The government of Tamil Nadu has announced a $1 million reward for anyone who can successfully decipher the cryptic script of ...

Indus Valley civilisation may pre-date Egypt's pharoahs: Ancient society is 2,500 years older than thought Indus Valley Civilisation known for well-planned cities Experts carbon dated pottery and ...

For more than a century, the ancient Indus script has mystified researchers. Left behind by the Indus Valley civilization, which emerged more than five millennia ago in present-day India and ...

Indus Valley script is the most daunting and intriguing deciphering assignment for archaeologists and codebreakers worldwide. The lost language of the Indus Civilization, which goes back 4000 ...

Lead author Akshyeta Suryanarayan sampling pottery for residue analysis in the field. (Credit: Akshyeta Suryanarayan) (CN) — Archaeologists are closer to understanding the diets of the people of the ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Uncovering the keys to the Lost Indus Cities ” in SA Special Editions Vol. 15 No. 1s (January 2005), p. 24 doi:10.1038 ...

It is a riddle that has confounded scholars for over a century. And now it carries a handsome cash prize: $1 million for anyone who can decipher the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.