The Archaeology and Epigraphy of Indus Writing (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
153
Utgivningsdatum
2015-02-06
Förlag
Archaeopress Archaeology
Medarbetare
Fuls, Andreas (appendix)
Illustratör/Fotograf
Illustrated throughout in black & white
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Illustrated throughout in black & white
Dimensioner
241 x 171 x 12 mm
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385 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781784910464

The Archaeology and Epigraphy of Indus Writing

av Bryan K Wells
Häftad,  Engelska, 2015-02-06
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The Archaeology and Epigraphy of Indus Writing 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.
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Bryan K. Wells is an archaeologist, epigrapher and geographer. He has excavated on the east and west coasts of North America and in Pakistan. Wells has studied ancient writing systems, including the Indus script, since 1990, and holds a PhD. in anthropology from Harvard University.

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Preface ; Introduction ; Chapter 1: The Indus Valley Script ; Chapter 2: The Indus Sign List ; Chapter 3: Patterns of Sign Use and the Syntactic Structure of Indus Texts ; Chapter 4: Tablets, Pots and the Volumetric System of Harappa ; Chapter 5: Numerals in the Indus Script and their Uses ; Chapter 6: Proto-Dravidian and the Indus Script ; Appendix I: Automated Segmentation Of Indus Texts ; Appendix II: Positional Analysis of Indus Signs ; Appendix III: Classifying Undeciphered Writing Systems Literature Cited

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