Mlecchita Vikalpa is one of the 64 arts described in Va_tsya_yana's
Ka_masu_tra (Ch.3). It refers to the decoding of cypher, or study of
pictographic writing. Mleccha in Sanskrit means `copper'; milakku in
Pali means `copper'. URUDU-MELUHHA mentioned in Sumerian texts refers
to copper from Meluhha. Luhha may also mean, washed, refined copper.
The texts refer to exchange of copper and tin between Sarasvati
Sindhu Valley Civilization and Mesopotamian Civilization. The
understanding of mlecchita vikalpa starts in the context of the
bronze-age culture mentioned in the R.gveda and evident from
archaeological discoveries of 2,600 archaeological sites, most of
which are on the banks of River Sarasvati adored in the R.gveda.
Some keys to decode the script of the civilization are based on a
monograph presented at the Second International Conference of Asian
Scholars, Berlin on Aug. 9, 2001. It is at:
http://sarasvati.simplenet.com/Sarasvati01.pdf
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