Approaches Used to Recognise and Decipher Ancient Inscriptions: A Review

Authors

  • H.M.S.C.R. Heenkenda Department of Computer Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
  • T.G.I. Fernando Department of Computer Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

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https://doi.org/10.31357/vjs.v23i02.4792

Abstract

Inscriptions play a vital role in historical studies. In order to boost tourism and academic necessities, archaeological experts, epigraphers and researchers recognised and deciphered a great number of inscriptions using numerous approaches. Due to the technological revolution and inefficiencies of manual methods, humans tend to use automated systems. Hence, computational archaeology plays an important role in the current era. Even though different types of research are conducted in this domain, it still poses a big challenge and needs more accurate and efficient methods. This paper presents a review of manual and computational approaches used to recognise and decipher ancient inscriptions.

Keywords: ancient inscriptions, computational archaeology, decipher, scripts

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2021-01-05

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