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"Data mining ancient scripts" is a 2019 conference paper that was published in subsequent proceedings. The paper was presented at the 23rd International Database Engineering & Applications Symposium in Athens, Greece, on June 10-12, 2019. Peter Revesz and Shruti Daggumati shared their findings concerning ancient scripts and their similarities. They employed a data mining approach in order to discover similarities among ancient scripts: Sumerian, Cretan, Indus Valley, and others.
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Abstract: This paper describes a data mining study of a set of ancient scripts in order to discover their relationships, including their possible common origin from a single root script. The data mining uses convolutional neural networks and support vector machines to find the degree of visual similarity between pairs of symbols in eight different ancient scripts. Among the surprising results of the data mining are the following: (1) the Indus Valley Script is visually closest to Sumerian pictographs, and (2) the Linear B script is visually closest to the Cretan Hieroglyphic script.
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Minoan culture refers to spiritual beliefs and customs practiced by peoples living in Crete and some Aegean islands between ca. 2800-1450 BCE.
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In IJOC 10, Peter Revesz published a methodology, transliteration, and translation of the Phaistos Disk, which is categorized as containing an inscription in Linear A script. Published in 2016, Revesz applied a computer science methodology to the task of deciphering the script of Linear A. The translation method indicated a five-step process, whereby related families of languages and scripts were used as guidance. Revesz's findings suggest that the Linear A script is of Proto-Finno-Ugric and Hungarian origins; and, the text is to be read from the center-out (in contrast to some other scholars' interpretations). In sum, Revesz's data suggest that the inscription is a hymn to a heretofore unknown solar deity.
Journal article · 2019
"Data mining ancient scripts" is a 2019 conference paper that was published in subsequent proceedings. The paper was presented at the 23rd International Database Engineering & Applications Symposium in Athens, Greece, on June 10-12, 2019. Peter Revesz and Shruti Daggumati shared their findings concerning ancient scripts and their similarities. They employed a data mining approach in order to discover similarities among ancient scripts: Sumerian, Cretan, Indus Valley, and others.
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ChicagoRevesz, Peter Z., and Shruti Daggumati. "Data Mining Ancient Scripts to Investigate their Relationships and Origins / No. 26." In IDEAS '19 / Proceedings of the 23rd International Database Applications & Engineering Symposium, 1-10, edited by Bipin C. Desai. New York, NY: ACM Digital Library, 2019. [Presented at Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece, June 10-12, 2019]