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India Announces $1 Million Reward for Deciphering the 5,000-Year-Old Indus Script

The government of Tamil Nadu, a state in India, has announced a $1 million reward for anyone who can successfully decipher ...
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Can Computers Decipher a 5,000-Year-Old Language?

Over the decades, archaeologists have turned up a great many artifacts from the Indus civilization, including stamp sealings, amulets and small tablets. Robert Harding / Photo Library The Indus ...