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What is the main reason the harappan language has not been deciphered?
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Linguists have not found any inscription that are bilingual
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Which is a reason that archaeologists and historians do not have extensive information about the Indus Valley civilization?
The civilization's ancient writing has not been deciphered.
Has the Etruscan language ever been translated?
Yes it has. However, not the whole of the language had been fully deciphered because only a few inscriptions have survived and these are mainly religious. The longest text has only 1,200 readable words of repetitious prayers. The others have 300, 200, 130, and 40 legible words. Etruscan was not a European language.
Which civilization s writing has never been decoded?
Harappan
How do you understand that the harappan people knew the art of writing?
Writing has been found on various Harappan objects, such as stamp seals, pots, bangles and an ax.
Which metal has so far not been discovered in the Harappan site?
copper
Why is the harrapan language inpossible to translate?
The Harappan language is difficult to translate because the script used by the ancient Indus Valley civilization has not been deciphered yet. Without a Rosetta Stone equivalent to help in interpreting the language, our understanding of its meaning remains limited, making it challenging to translate.
Why has it been impossible for linguists to decipher the harappan language?
No inscriptions have been found that are bilingual, so linguists can not compare another language to that of the Harappan, and therefore it has been impossible to crack.
What language did the Kush speak?
The Kush kingdom is believed to have spoken Meroitic, a language that has not been fully deciphered. It is thought to have been distinct from Egyptian and of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
Why do pandas have ears?
Pandas do not have necessarily 'big' ears, but the reason why they have the size of ears they do has not yet been deciphered by scientists.
Which is a reason that archaeologists and historians do not have extensive information about the Indus Valley civilization?
The civilization's ancient writing has not been deciphered.
What language did the indus valley speak?
The language spoken by the Indus Valley civilization is unknown as their script has not been deciphered. Archaeologists have not been able to definitively determine the language they spoke based on the limited written records found.
Which 2 European languages have still not been deciphered?
The two European languages that have still not been deciphered are Etruscan and Linear A. Etruscan was spoken in ancient Italy by the Etruscan civilization, while Linear A was used in ancient Crete and is related to Linear B, which has been deciphered.
Can you show any deciphered letter of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Yes. All 700 or so common symbols have been deciphered.
What was the language of the Indo-Aryans called?
The language of the Aryans is debated as it has not been deciphered from the texts of the Indus civilization /Harrapan civilization .Sanskrit has affinity to Greek,Latin & other Indo Germanic languages with similarities in Rigveda & the Iranian Avesta.
Which animal have not been discovered in harappan sites?
horse
Which civilization's writing has never been decoded?
Harappan
Has the Etruscan language ever been translated?
Yes it has. However, not the whole of the language had been fully deciphered because only a few inscriptions have survived and these are mainly religious. The longest text has only 1,200 readable words of repetitious prayers. The others have 300, 200, 130, and 40 legible words. Etruscan was not a European language.
