indo-eurasian

Comparison of the longest known Indus ‘inscription’ (if that’s the right word) with a proto-Elamite accounting tablet. The photos are to scale. Top: M-314a, made up of 17 non-repeating Indus symbols — the longest known string of Indus symbols on a single surface. Approx. 2.54 x 2.41 cm. in size (modern impression). For claims that…

Updated 27 Oct 2006 Below are the main images and the (scanty) text in Schwartz et al. on recent symbol finds from Umm el-Marra, Syria. Below that, I’ve also included better color photos from the excavation website. Extracted on 27 October 2006 from: “A Third-Millennium B.C. Elite Mortuary Complex at Umm el-Marra, Syria: 2002 and…