Study of Indus Valley Scripts through Linguistic and Markov Chain Methods
Niladri Sarkar · Revista de Fomento Social · 2016
The main aim of this project was to study and apply statistical and linguistic methods in order to understand the nature and the structure of the Indus Valley Scripts. The focus was on the application of the Markov Chain Method on the Indus Scripts. A new method based on Metropolis Algorithm has also been used for deciphering the scripts. Indus Valley Civilization was one of the most technologically advanced civilizations of the ancient world. It existed roughly between 6000 BC-1800 BC and was at its peak between 2550 BC-1900 BC. This civilization was contemporary with the ancient river valley civilizations of Nile, Euphrates and Tigris. It had well established trading relations with its contemporary civilizations. It was an urban civilization with very well planned cities and ports. There were magnificent drainage systems, well built roads, facilities of water storage, great public baths and very well planned houses made of burnt bricks. One feature that is quite unusual from its other contemporary civilizations is the relative even distribution of their wealth. There is no evidence of any extravagant monument building by any king or any influential person of that era to placate any supernatural and superstitious beliefs if at all existed(Kenoyer, 1998). These salient features described above makes it more superior civilization than its contemporaries.