Computing a Rosetta Stone for the Indus script
17:02
A fascinating public lecture about the Tata Institute research and what a mathematical approach to the Indus script can suggest.
Videos on the script and writing in the ancient Indus Civilization
Meluhha: the Indus Civilization and Its Contacts with Mesopotamia
56:00
A lecture by Dr. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer which examines and analyzes a variety of artifacts from the Indus Valley people .
Indus Script Font
25:08
A slowly moving musically roll-out and introduction of the signs incorporated into the new Indus font package, the first of its kind, recently launched by the National Fund for Mohenjodaro.
Indus Merchant's Seals
2:36
A well done clip from the US PBS series on First Civilizations presents seals as tools of trade and among the world's first branding vehicles. Stunning seal close-ups, erudite narration.
Dr Jonathan Mark Kenoyer in International Conference on the Indus Script, Mohenjodaro
31:43
The keynote talk at the January 2020 Conference on the Indus Script at Mohenjo-daro covers larger themes on the Indus Valley civilization, the latest research and promising avenues of exploration by a variety of scholars present.
The Indus Script Demystified: Origins, Character and Disappearance
1:05:12
Dr. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer delivers the 23rd Gulestan and Rustom Billimoria Endowment Lecture at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Dec. 14, 2020. A deep exploration of the Indus script and its evolution in the context of Indus civilization and other neighbouring Bronze Age cultures and their writing systems. Profusely illustrated, and including the latest research by leading scholars.
There and Back Again: Deconstructing Indus-related Seals Found Beyond the Harappan World
25:02
Dr. Dennys Frenez discusses the larger frame of seals and sealings in the ancient world and how ancient Indus seals found outside South Asia fit into this picture.
Inscribed Material from the Harappan Site of Karanpura, Rajasthan (India)
19:14
A fascinating look at inscribed objects from a site near Rakigarhi, which goes from the inscriptions that likely belonged to spindle whorls used by weavers to more complex identity and other graffiti markers that may have designated ownership.
The Chronology of Indus Seal Production in the Ghaggar Basin: Microscopic and Experimental Analysis
20:24
Ayumu Konaskuwawa of Kyoto University goes through the first chronology and detailed study of Indus seal production in Kunal, Farmana, Banawali, and Rakigarhi based on the latest scientific techniques.
Changes and Continuities in Seal Carving Techniques: Function and Artistry of the Indus and Indo-Gangetic Traditions
25:48
From the earliest bone seal fragment discovered at Harappa, from 4000 BCE to the varied, diverse seals of around 2500 BCE to the later, fewer ones after 1900 BCE, Jonathan Mark Kenoyer discusses styles and technologies in a long seal-making tradition.