# Do the graffiti marks on Tamil Nadu potsherds continue the Indus signs? · Indus script > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3FHW5MFX/do-the-graffiti-marks-on-tamil-nadu-potsherds-continue-the Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:43+00:00 --- **0** # Do the graffiti marks on Tamil Nadu potsherds continue the Indus signs? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·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)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The Tamil Nadu government has tied its prize to the claim that Indus signs survive in later South Indian graffiti, which would support a Dravidian reading and a southern continuity⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY396R582R/tn-cm-stalin-announces-1-million-prize-for-deciphering-indus)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY36GT44BE/indus-concordance-and-tamil-potsherds-now-online). ## Answers 3 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/answers/ANS0CWY3Q4220TZ/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The Tamil Nadu graffiti marks descend from the Indus signs and show cultural continuity.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/answers/ANS0CWY3PCM0XDF/the-tamil-nadu-graffiti-marks-descend-from-the-indus-signs) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**The resemblances are what any two systems of simple incised marks would share by chance and by the…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/answers/ANS0CWY3PW813NB/the-resemblances-are-what-any-two-systems-of-simple-incised) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2014[Sproat puts forward: the resemblances are what any two systems of simple incised marks would share by chance and by the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MT1SM3EB0/a-statistical-comparison-of-written-language-and) 1. 2025[ETV Bharat puts forward: the Tamil Nadu graffiti marks descend from the Indus signs and show cultural continuity.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY396R582R/tn-cm-stalin-announces-1-million-prize-for-deciphering-indus) 1. 2025[ETV Bharat: a state archaeology database of more than 15,000 potsherds was compiled and the keynote claimed about 60 per…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY396R582R/tn-cm-stalin-announces-1-million-prize-for-deciphering-indus)For: The Tamil Nadu graffiti marks descend from the Indus signs and show cultural continuity. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3FHW5MFX/do-the-graffiti-marks-on-tamil-nadu-potsherds-continue-the%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3FHW5MFX/do-the-graffiti-marks-on-tamil-nadu-potsherds-continue-the%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3FHW5MFX/do-the-graffiti-marks-on-tamil-nadu-potsherds-continue-the%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3FHW5MFX/do-the-graffiti-marks-on-tamil-nadu-potsherds-continue-the%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/indus-script/questions/QST0CWY3FHW5MFX/do-the-graffiti-marks-on-tamil-nadu-potsherds-continue-the%23add-source) Where it fits Indus script [**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)Key question · most likely the signs record an early Dravidian language **Do the graffiti marks on Tamil Nadu potsherds continue the Indus signs?** You're here · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]