Nine copper plates were discovered. The copper plates superficially resemble large Indus Valley seals, as seven of the plates bear an image of an animal or person, plus reversed text. Two of the copper plates bear only mirrored Indus characters boldly engraved in two rows.
The text on one of the copper plates has 34 characters: more characters & more lines of Indus inscription than any previously known on a single object.
This is a significant discovery; it could allow a breakthrough in deciphering the IVC script.
Interesting new study on the genomics of South and Central Asia. The study's dataset comprises 612 ancient individuals, including 65 from the Swat Valley (present-day Pakistan).
The data was co-analyzed with genome-wide data from present-day individuals, 1,789 of which were from 246 ethnographically-distinct groups in South Asia.
The study finds evidence (in Turkmenistan and Iran) of population groups that migrated westward from India between 3100-2200 BCE.