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One Sees What One Wants To
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1723/17231250.htm
From Frontline, Asko Parpola answering the alleged decipherment by N.S. Rajaram.
Of Rajaram's 'Horses', 'decipherment', and Civilisational Issues
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1723/17231240.htm
From Frontline, Asko Parpola responds to the claims of decipherment by Rajaram.
New Evidence on the 'Piltdown Horse' Hoax
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1723/17231260.htm
From Frontline, Witzel and Farmer accuse Rajaram of fraud.
Murukan in the Indus Script
http://murugan.org/research/mahadevan.htm
Article by Iravatham Mahadevan about the pan-Indian god Skanda or Murugan and his occurrence in the Indus Valley script.
Indus Graffiti as Rock Art and their Astronomical Implications
http://murugan.org/research/valluvan.htm
The Kanaga sign is very common in Indus rock art. It can be interpreted as the symbol for a primordial god and a Lord of space and time with an astronomical meaning.
Horseplay in Harappa
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1720/17200040.htm
From Frontline, Witzel and Farmer report on media hype, faked data, and Hindutva propaganda in recent claims that the Indus Valley Script has been decoded.
Earliest Writing Found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/334517.stm
From the BBC, earliest examples of writing may have been discovered in Pakistan, according to archaeologists working on the Harappa Project.
Ancient Indus Valley Script
http://www.harappa.com/script/
Harappa presents interviews with the three leading scholars of the undeciphered ancient Indus Valley script, papers in pdf format, a dictionary, audio, and resources.