A $1 Million Reward Awaits Anyone Who Can Crack the Ancient Indus Script. The script has remained undeciphered for more than a century. ... Photo by DEA/G. Nimatallah/De Agostini via Getty Images.

Their results offered a slightly different and much more detailed picture of ancient life than that of previous experts. Rather than a “single megadrought that lasted about 100–200 years ...

For 150 years, people have tried to decipher mysterious symbols written by an advanced civilization believed to rival ancient Egypt. Can a $1 million prize help crack the puzzle?

Their results offered a slightly different and much more detailed picture of ancient life than that of previous experts. Rather than a “single megadrought that lasted about 100–200 years ...

The Indus civilization developed 5,600 years ago and, at its peak, is believed to have held 10% of the world's population in the culture that expanded over 386,000 square miles, more extensive ...

Fine Art Images/Heritage Images, via Getty Images. By Pragati K.B. Reporting from New Delhi. ... $1 million for anyone who can decipher the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.

A local government in India has offered a top prize of $1 million to the first person who can crack the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of the Indus Valley civilization known as Harappan.

Mohenjo-Daro was one of two prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. The citadel, a center of activity at the city's peak, towers over the ruins today.

Their results offered a slightly different and much more detailed picture of ancient life than that of previous experts. Rather than a “single megadrought that lasted about 100–200 years ...

Getty Images. The Indus script consists of signs and symbols, primarily found on stone seals like this one. Every week, ... discovered from an ancient Indus ruin, now in Pakistan.

The ancient world harbors many mysteries, one of which is a writing system that emerged from the heart of the Indus Valley Civilization.Flourishing over 4,000 years ago, this civilization left ...