V4 Falsifiability Sheet (Calibration Demo): Egyptian Hieroglyphics — British Museum EA1006 (Ramesses II Cartouche)

This record introduces the Falsifiability Sheet (V4) — a one-page, evidence-first claim ledger designed for fast peer checking. Each record logs one bounded claim (e.g., a sign-group reading, orientation decision, or name group), links to the minimum supporting sources, and captures two independent reviews (R1 and R2) using a shared outcome set: Confirmed / Needs Evidence / Not Supported. The package includes a reusable blank sheet, a short 'how it works' protocol, and a calibration case (British Museum EA1006; Ramesses II cartouche) showing how a known, deciphered example scores when the workflow is applied end-to-end. The goal is not to 'solve' scripts inside Zenodo, but to make claims auditable, comparable, and repeatable. This work was developed in early-stage partnership with IRVI (Indus River Valley Institute), who are contributing calibration feedback and methodological stress-testing during the V4 rollout phase. What this record contains• Collaboration-ready falsifiability sheet(s) and supporting documentation for structured claim logging and peer verification.• A method-first workflow that separates transcription from word/meaning claims and records confidence using a three-color (G/Y/R) logic. Related records (method + context)1) The Falsifiability Sheet (V4): A Collaboration-Ready Claim Ledger for Indus Script Research - https://zenodo.org/records/18074015 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.180740152) A Neutral Falsifiability Ledger for Indus Script Research: Methodology and Pilot Design - https://zenodo.org/records/17535134 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.175351343) Indus Script Falsifiability Ledger (V2–V3 Integrated): A Collaboration-Ready Two-Rater Framework - https://zenodo.org/records/18004613 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.180046134) Reclaiming Indias Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage - https://zenodo.org/records/17382309 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17382309 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Suggested citationGrasa, Michael. (2025). [TITLE OF THIS RECORD]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/[DOI](After publishing, replace [DOI] with the DOI Zenodo assigns to this upload.) CollaborationPeer reviewers and replicators are welcome. If you publish a worked example or adaptation, please cite this record and (when possible) link your follow-up Zenodo record so replications remain discoverable. Community (LIVE + OPEN):This record is part of Echoes of the Script: Open Lab for Ancient Writing—now live and open. Early releases focus on decipherment collaborations and structured R2 peer-checks via the Quick-Scan protocol, beginning with deciphered calibration cases (and select partially deciphered scripts) so reviewers can align scoring and confidence grading before expanding to higher-uncertainty material. Broader community peer review will follow as the workflow matures.LinkedIn: Also live under the same name: Echoes of the Script: Open Lab for Ancient Writing. Vision:We’re building shared, scoreable benchmarks from known material to create the rigor needed to test higher-uncertainty claims responsibly—supporting partially deciphered languages and, over time, undeciphered scripts (including the Indus Valley script). Contributors are invited to co-build, refine, and stress-test the framework together as an open testing community. Fiscal Sponsorship: Echoes of the Script is fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas (https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/echoes-of-the-script-public-decoding-pop-ups), a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions help support open-source research tools, outreach kits, and falsifiability-based language revitalization efforts.