CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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The Indus River in northern India and the Ganges in modern day Pakistan
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Large fortified citadels, organized well planned cities
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Citadels are fortified and have 40 foot walls
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We cannot decipher their script or written language. Much of their civilization is buried under a water table.
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Detailed explanation-1: -So far, the Indus writing system could not be translated because the texts are too short, we have no bilingual inscription and we do not which language or languages were transcribed. Moreover, it is possible that it worked differently from any other writing system of the same general period.
Detailed explanation-2: -Q. What are two reasons we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization? We cannot decipher their script or written language. Much of their civilization is buried under a water table.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most inscriptions containing these symbols are extremely short, making it difficult to judge whether or not these symbols constituted a script used to record a language, or even symbolize a writing system. In spite of many attempts, the ‘script’ has not yet been deciphered, but efforts are ongoing.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main impediment is the absence of such a key as the Rosetta stone, which contained the same text in different scripts and languages. Nor is there any closely similar known script of the same origin which could give clues to the sound values of the Indus signs.