In a 2009 study by P.N. Rao et al. published in Science, computer scientists, comparing the pattern of symbols to various linguistic scripts and non-linguistic systems, including DNA and a computer programming language, found that the Indus script's pattern is closer to that of spoken words, supporting the hypothesis that it codes for an as-yet-unknown language.
In a 2009 study by PN Rao et al published in Science computer scientists comparing the pattern of symbols to various linguistic scripts and non-linguistic systems including DNA and a computer programming language found that the Indus script's pattern is closer to that of spoken words supporting the hypothesis that it codes for an as-yet-unknown language