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Research questions statistical methods for deciphering Indus script

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A new research paper published on arXiv questions the validity of statistical measures used to decipher ancient scripts, particularly the Indus script. The study introduces SIGIL, a generative emblem system designed to mimic structured non-languages, and finds that common statistical tests applied to the Indus script yield similar results when applied to SIGIL. This suggests that these measures may not be specific enough to definitively prove that undeciphered scripts encode language, as they can detect organization without necessarily identifying linguistic content. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a research paper published on arXiv discussing a new methodology for script decipherment. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Research questions statistical methods for deciphering Indus script

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Nikhil Raghavendra ·

    On the Non-Specificity of Statistical Measures Used in Script Decipherment

    arXiv:2608.02999v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Statistical regularities are routinely offered as evidence that undeciphered sign systems encode language; the Indus script debate is the canonical example. Any such inference rests on specificity: the reported outcome must be unusu…

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