Why is the Anuradhapura discovery important for history?

It proves that literacy and a standardized writing system existed in the region well before the Mauryan imperial expansion.

Ancient Indian Paleography

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Exam Year

2008

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ID: HIS_PHI_2008_65 Ref: Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 by Romila Thapar

Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at:

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Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was discovered at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. This finding indicates that the Brahmi writing system was in use before the reign of Emperor Ashoka.