New Delhi: Centuries before Emperor Ashoka, Brahmi script was in use, reveals a recent paper by archaeologist Vinay Gupta.

A Superintendent Archaeologist (SA) at the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Jaipur circle, Gupta’s recent paper titled “Seals and Sealings from Bahaj Excavations” confirmed the presence of script in north India before the Ashokan edicts were inscribed on non-perishable materials.

“The origins of Brahmi script must go in hoary past and the development of Ashokan Brahmi must have been a gradual one,” reads the paper written by Gupta. He excavated the Bahaj site in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, bordering Uttar Pradesh, to untangle the historical threads of the Braj region, the birthplace of the Hindu deity Krishna. Show Full Article

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