The southern Asian continent was an area rich in developed civilizations thousands of years ago, which spoke numerous languages and dialects and left behind impressive monuments to attest for their worth. At this point, however, the archaeological and linguistic remains are so scarce, that experts can't even figure out if they are dealing with a language or with a pretty picture. Such a circumstance applies to a script that belonged to an Indus Valley civilization, which was used between 2,600 and 1,900 B.C.

Ever since it was first discovered, linguists and archaeologists have been having a hard time seeing past the seemingly simple composition of the drawings. In addition, discussions over the origins and the evolution of the language, coupled with the lack of archaeological evidence, means that the experts have remained divided as regards the issue until the present day. Their "salvation" has come from an Artificial Intelligence (AI) machine, which has managed to break the code that has been underlying the symbols found on most artifacts. ...
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THere is something quite poignant about an artificial intelligence device cracking thecode of a lost human language, is there not?