| 
|
Page: Profile: Wren's Nest News Local
| Total Views: 4,939,045
|
Article: 20567
[Archaeology]
Date Posted:
4/23/2009
6:37:51 pm EDT
Wvox Stats
Views: 3,275
RSS: 14,779
Comments: 2
|
Artificial Intelligence Cracks 4,000-Year-Old Mystery
Author: Brandon Keim Source: Wired.com
Title: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CRACKS 4,000-YEAR-OLD MYSTERY
An ancient script that's defied generations of archaeologists has yielded some of its secrets to artificially intelligent computers.
Computational analysis of symbols used 4,000 years ago by a long-lost Indus Valley civilization suggests they represent a spoken language. Some frustrated linguists thought the symbols were merely pretty pictures.
"The underlying grammatical structure seems similar to what's found in many languages," said University of Washington computer scientist Rajesh Rao.
The Indus script, used between 2,600 and 1,900 B.C. in what is now eastern Pakistan and northwest India, belonged to a civilization as sophisticated as its Mesopotamian and Egyptian contemporaries. However, it left fewer linguistic remains. Archaeologists have uncovered about 1,500 unique inscriptions from fragments of pottery, tablets and seals. The longest inscription is just 27 signs long.
| Options: [Read Full Story] [Comments Locked]
[Email to a Friend]
|
|
Community Thoughts: There are 2 comments posted | Reverse Sort |
| Something Occurs To Me | Apr 26th. at 11:12:55 pm EDT
|
Ahr-Ohn (Bridgeport, Connecticut) - Email Me
At the time this script was formed, Literacy would have been fairly young. Some of the sounds may have been related to what these are pictures of, and words can be young, as well as old.
|
| Wake Of Gandahar? | Apr 24th. at 2:18:48 pm EDT
|
Ahr-Ohn (Bridgeport, Connecticut) - Email Me
Eastern Pakistan, as opposed to East Pakistan, which is now called Bengalidesh, and Northwest India, means we're talking about the Kashmiri area, near the fabled Gandahar, but I recall shepherding the Druhyus out of there, a few centuries earlier, so this script must have originated in our wake. Ganesha invented Literacy, in the 32nd Century, and my theory is, that Lowland Scripts tended to be Chant Based, while the Upland Scripts, Sino-Tibetan, would have been more Dance Based. It takes a population of about 5,000 to support a temple, and only about 500 to support a dialect, and the lowlands can support populations greater than 100,000. Large areas, with common dialects could codify their trads in Chant, allowing for discourse amongst the temples, and vastly compressed learnings. Think of Language as a short-hand form of Dance.
2,600 BC, I seem to recall that Europa was mothering Minos, or helping raise the three (scamperous young) Muses, in that century, but that would have been west of both the Indian Ocean, and the Babylonian Continent, now known as Asia Minor. Literacy and Western Civ, would only have been a few centuries old. WitchCraft would have been seen as the most modern of the Old Religions, in that period.
Those symbols look to have similar sources as the Runes.
Arawn Graalrd
|
Disclaimer: The Witches' Voice inc does not verify the accuracy of the details stated in this listing, nor do we vouch for the value of the goods or services presented here... As with all contacts and financial dealings in cyberspace, we encourage you to use caution and wisdom in your dealings with strangers.
Political Statements: Any and all personal political opinions expressed in the public listing sections (including, but not restricted to, personals, events, groups, shops, Wren's Nest, etc.) are solely those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinion of The Witches' Voice, Inc. TWV is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization.
|
State/Country flags created by 3dflags.com and are used with permission
Web Site Content (including: text - graphics - html - look & feel)
Copyright 1997-2009 The Witches' Voice Inc. All rights reserved
Note: Authors & Artists retain the copyright for their work(s) on this website.
Unauthorized reproduction without prior permission is a violation of copyright laws.
Website structure, evolution and php coding by Fritz Jung on a Macintosh G5.
Any and all personal political opinions expressed in the public listing sections (including, but not restricted to, personals, events, groups, shops, Wren’s Nest, etc.) are solely those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinion of The Witches’ Voice, Inc. TWV is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization.
Sponsorship: Visit the Witches' Voice Sponsor Page for info on how you
can help support this Community Resource. Donations ARE Tax Deductible.
The Witches' Voice carries a 501(c)(3) certificate and a Federal Tax ID.
Mail Us: The Witches' Voice Inc., P.O. Box 341018, Tampa, Florida 33694-1018 U.S.A.
| |
