An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.14

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While agreeing on certain broad points with the Finns, Gurov and Knorozov consider that their work is characterized by very sweeping and hasty generalizations (Gurov and Knorozov, 1969; Pande, 1970). According to Lal, 1969, not only is the identification of Indus signs by the Finns incorrect and their hypothesis ‘that the inscriptions have a genitive ending goes against their theory that the language used is a Dravidian one’ but there are several inconsistencies. (Also see for criticism of the Finns’ work, Burrow, 1969, pp. 274-8, 1970, pp. 149-56; Glauson and Chadwick, 1979, pp. 200-7, 1970, pp. 135-48: Diakonov, 1970, p. 49.)