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Videos on the script and writing in the ancient Indus Civilization

Indus Merchant's Seals

2:36
Rajesh P.N. Rao

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
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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
Dennys Frenez

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. >

The Chronology of Indus Seal Production in the Ghaggar Basin: Microscopic and Experimental Analysis

20:24
Ayumu Konaskuwawa

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. >

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. >

Changes and Continuities in Seal Carving Techniques: Function and Artistry of the Indus and Indo-Gangetic Traditions

25:48
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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. >

The Power of Repetition: Form, Function and Iconography of Small Molded Indus Civilization Artifacts

Seal and reproduction sealings
26:20
Marta Ameri

Dr. Marta Ameri discusses the various types of seals and sealings, with emphasis on the fact that seals were primarily made to be reproduced. >

Harappan Seals and Sealings from Bagasra and Shikarpur: Some Preliminary Observations

43:57
P. Ajithprasad

P. Ajithprasad and Gregg Jamison expertly review two recently excavated fortified sites in Gujarat and the seal and sealing finds in stratigraphic context to speculate on their use and purpose. >

Indus Seals in Gujarat: New Insights into Carving Styles, Production Techniques, Chronology and Regional Variation in the Indus Civilization

27:25
Gregg M. Jamison

Ancient Indus sites in Gujarat have both Indus and non-Indus material culture, revealing a distinct regional integration that "parallels other ancient and modern globalization processes," in the words of Dr. Jamison. Seals are a great source of studying this interaction: how are these seals both different and similar? >

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