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@archeohistories Canaanite baal worshipers religion of the yorobas in Nigeria.

In January 2025; the government of Tamil Nadu - India 🇮🇳 has offered a $1-million reward for anyone who can decode the cryptic script of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), one of the world’s oldest urban cultures. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin made the announcement as a follow-up to a new study suggesting striking similarities between symbols in the Indus script and those in ancient Tamil pottery. The Indus Valley Civilization, also known as the Harappan Civilization, flourished 5,000 years ago in the fertile plains of the Indus in what is now present-day northwest India and Pakistan. Characterized by sophisticated urban planning and commercial networks, the civilization left a script that, for over a century, has resisted all efforts at deciphering by scholars. The mysterious script, comprising about 4,000 inscriptions, occurs almost exclusively on seals, pottery, and tablets. Most inscriptions are short, between five and six symbols, and the longest known inscription contains 34 symbols. The fact that the script is short, combined with the absence of longer inscriptions or bilingual artifacts, like the famous Rosetta Stone, has proven to be an obstacle for researchers. The script of the Indus first came to international attention in 1875 when an Indus seal, discovered by the British archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham, was published. Since then, a variety of hypotheses have been proposed, attributing the script to a Dravidian language, early Brahmi, an early Indo-Aryan language, and even Sumerian, but none has gained universal acceptance. Renowned Indologist Asko Parpola has characterized the script of the Indus as “the most important system of writing that is undeciphered.” Despite breakthroughs in linguistics and archaeology, its language, use, and meaning have yet to be understood. Recent studies have hinted at the script having a connection with Tamil Nadu’s early graffiti markings. Researchers K. Rajan and R. Sivananthan compared over 14,000 ceramic sherds of Tamil Nadu and discovered similarities with the Indus script. According to them, 60% of the signs showed a match, suggesting a potential cultural contact between southern India and the Indus Valley. The prize announcement renewed worldwide interest, with computer scientists, engineers, and linguists putting forward claims. Researchers such as Nisha Yadav at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research have been applying machine learning to analyze script patterns. However, some experts doubt whether machine learning can actually break the script’s code. Decoding the Indus script, if successful, will reveal information about governance, trade habits, and the beliefs of the Indus Valley Civilization. Tamil Nadu’s reward also reflects the state’s attempt to highlight its cultural heritage and attach it to one of history’s most mysterious civilizations. #archaeohistories

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Steve McQueens @BLITZ movie was great, watched it with my 12 year old today.

We had A great time at the annual Windrush festival! Met the new Mayor of Camden and his mother.

The results from our audience poll at Unlocking Critical Minds are in... and it's a three way tie! For tangible tips to address all of these areas, watch the recording now! zurl.co/5kee3 #TeacherCPD #InquiryLedLearning #CriticalThinking

Disappointed with the lack of diversity @Bett_show hardly any black founders or companies @ParentPay refused me a goody bag to my face #rude

@bphillipsonMP Great!

Labour's Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill puts our vision of child-centred government into action. We're putting education back at the heart of national life.

Amazing report on education for black children in the UK @AngelaRayner @MayorofLondon @DawnButlerBrent @TulipSiddiq @cherylph blackequityorg.com/black-educatio…

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@tombennett71 This man is responsible for 780k children up and down the country to be excluded. Their future in tatters because of his classist racist agenda. @BlackEquityOrg @UKLabour @bash

Education's biggest secret that lies in plain sight is this: the culture of many schools, and the outcomes of their students, is dominated by the social strata and economic circumstances of the cohort's families. Put simply, children from circumstances of poverty, neglect, abuse, lack etc are disproportionately exposed to risk factors that reduce and frustrate their opportunities to flourish at school and in life. This isn't (or shouldn't be) a controversial thing to say. 🧵 Of course this is probability not destiny: kids with every advantage can do badly. Children with nothing sometimes win everything. But when it comes to games of chance, the house usually wins. Why do most kids grade so well in an independent school? It's not because of the teaching, which is very, very similar to state ed teaching. It's largely because of the social, cultural and educational capital inherited and absorbed from the home environment. Why do kids do so well in a grammar school? Because they are largely captured from the most able and academic cohort of children. Guess what happens when you put them all in one place? They do rather well. FANCY THAT.

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This is a wonderful idea we need to see more new build social housing only for women and children as too many mothers have been murdered at the hands of their partner in Camden. @CamdenCouncil @TulipSiddiq @sad insidehousing.co.uk/news/britains-…

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@KingsPlace @werestart_arts @Clarion_Group @britishlibrary Thank you so much for the invite our members had an excellent time. Happy New Year and a we hope to come to more similar events at your beautiful venue in the new year.

Thank you to our Community Club Partners who joined us this week for our shows. @HighgateBlack @werestart_arts @Clarion_Group @britishlibrary You can still support our Community Club Campaign and help more local people enjoy live music for free

What a awesome autumn season we have had this year. From going to the special #HugheLocke exhibt at BM, to starting our holiday season off @KingsPlace to see @MichaelMwenso and his excellent band. We want to wish all our friends and stake holders a massive Happy New Year!

@JADWatkins @RichieBrave Err...London was founded by the multi ethnic Romans Black rich Romans are buried all over the place

@RichieBrave You haven't integrated with the indigenous English, have you?

One thing that stands out about the gentrifiers in my area is how mean & passive aggressive they are. Also, the enforced quietness in an inner city area?! You’ve come to an area known parties on the weekend but being pissy in the neighbourhood group chat & knocking on doors? 🌚

@RichieBrave The worst are the yummy mummies giving you dirty looks for no reason when your walking around with your kids

We had a great time at the @britishmuseum Hugh Locke exhibition 'What have we here' tonight. Here are some photos of some of the artefacts like a religious icon from Ethiopia (they know about Christmas!) @FuseODG