Analyzing the Flexibility of the Indus Script with Statistical Analysis

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The Indus script occupies a middle regime between flexibility and rigidity.
Rajesh cataloged the 400 symbols and 4,000 stone seals of the Indus script and ran statistical analysis on them.
The Indus script follows patterns similar to English, with more flexibility in consonant placement.
The Indus script falls among all languages in terms of pattern and flexibility.

The Indus Valley civilization was one of the largest, most advanced civilizations in the ancient world. But we barely know anything about them, in large part because we haven’t been able to decipher the cryptic symbols they left behind.

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