# The resemblances are what any two systems of simple incised marks would share by chance and by the…

> No evidence yet: The resemblances are what any two systems of simple incised marks would share by chance and by the constraints of scratching clay.

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# The resemblances are what any two systems of simple incised marks would share by chance and by the…

The resemblances are what any two systems of simple incised marks would share by chance and by the constraints of scratching clay.

**No evidence yet** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**No evidence yet** Its tests haven't settled it: no evidence yet.

## What it predicts

- Matching rates against unrelated mark systems (for example European potters' marks) are similar.

## What would rule it out

- Matching rates against unrelated systems are much lower than against the Indus signs.

## The questions it answers

[Do the graffiti marks on Tamil Nadu potsherds continue the Indus signs?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3FHW5MFX/do-the-graffiti-marks-on-tamil-nadu-potsherds-continue-the)

Part of [If the signs are writing, which language do they record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3F28487R/if-the-signs-are-writing-which-language-do-they-record)

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## Cite it

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