--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> The language of the Indus script (or, shall we say, the "lingua
franca" of the Harappans) may well have been Dravidian,
VA: I have copies of reviews by Renfrew, Frits Staal and George
Erdosy of Parpola's decipherment attempt. All the three reviews
amount to saying that Parpola's conclusions are no stronger that his
starting assumptions. Earlier, Archaeologist B B Lal has rejected
Parpola's hypothesis (even before he rejected AIT and related
theories) because of its inconstencies.
In other words, many noted linguists and archaeologists now do not
find much weight in Parpola's methodology. This is just FYI,
referneces can be supplied next week when I reach my home.
Best,
Vishal