Chapter 1
The stone that spoke three tongues
Chapter 2
Cracking the clay code of Babylon
Chapter 3
Unraveling the mystery of Maya glyphs
Chapter 4
Lost scripts we still cannot read
Ch 4 · Lost scripts we still cannot read
BETA
choko Decode ancient scribbles to discover how the Rosetta Stone unlocked the world's forgotten languages.
choko Undeciphered Ancient Scripts
We cracked the ancient stone and what the pharaohs penned, But these silent Indus seals keep secrets to the end.
Fun Fact
Rongorongo wood: Many surviving Rongorongo tablets were carved on pieces of driftwood or even old European oars due to a lack of trees on Easter Island.
choko Wooden tablets from Easter Island feature a mysterious script that remains a linguistic puzzle.
Glossary
undeciphered (adjective)
Not decoded or translated into a comprehensible form. The British Museum houses ancient Indus Valley seals bearing symbols that scholars have yet to decode.
Not decoded or translated into a comprehensible form. The British Museum houses ancient Indus Valley seals bearing symbols that scholars have yet to decode.
Quiz
Which ancient civilization of South Asia produced thousands of undeciphered soapstone seals?
Quiz
What animal is most commonly depicted on the Indus Valley seals in the British Museum?