Undeciphered writing systems
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Many undeciphered writing systems are prehistoric, dating from several thousand years BC, though some more modern examples do exist. The difficulty in deciphering these systems can arise from a lack of known language descendants or from the languages being entirely isolated, from insufficient examples of text having been found and even (such as in the case of Vinča) from the question of whether the symbols actually constitute a writing system at all. Some writers have claimed to have managed to decipher certain writing systems, such as those of Epi-Olmec, Phaistos and Indus texts, but these claims have not been confirmed by independent researchers.
Proto-writingCertain forms of proto-writing remain undeciphered and, due to a lack of evidence and linguistic descendants, it is quite likely that these writing systems will never be deciphered.
Bronze Age scriptsThe following is a list of undeciphered scripts from the Bronze Age (3300 to 1200 BC).
Mesoamerican scriptsMany Mesoamerican writing systems have been discovered by archaeologists. Few of them have been deciphered due to a lack of knowledge of the original language. These writing systems were used between 1000 BC and 1500 AD.
Other undeciphered writing systems
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