Which of the following best describes the technical evidence from Harappan pottery and seals that proves the script was written in a boustrophedon style, starting from right to left?

Options:

  • A: The uniform size of characters across all lines, indicating a highly standardized mechanical printing process.
  • B: The presence of bilingual inscriptions in Mesopotamian sites where the cuneiform script influenced the direction of Harappan writing.
  • C: The cramping and overlapping of characters on the left-hand side of seals, showing that the scribe ran out of space as they wrote from right to left.
  • D: The systematic use of punctuation marks at the end of each line to indicate a change in the direction of reading.

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