When was the phaistos disk found




















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Vertical hand-carved lines group the symbols into sets of two to seven, probably forming single words or syllables.

The signs of the Phaistos Disc were impressed with individual stamps, as in modern typography, although in some instances the same symbol was produced multiple times using different stamps. The maker of the disc made a few mistakes on the fine-grained clay: some of the symbols were erased before reinscription, in other sections margins were widened to fit everything in.

As Arthur Evans was uncovering the Minoan palace of Knossos in north-central Crete, an Italian archaeological team — led by Federico Halbherr — began work to the south at what they hoped was just as grand a complex. Between and , they revealed the palace of Phaistos, perched on a hill above the fertile Messara Plain. Since its discovery over years ago, the Phaistos Disc has been the subject of consistent controversy.

Debate continues over whether it is a forgery, and the attempts to decipher its mysterious pictographs are legion. The disc has been interpreted variously as an adventure narrative, prayer, political administrative document, almanac, and even as a board game. Both sides of the Phaistos Disc. The disc is in its own, large display case in the Archaeological Museum in Iraklion, allowing the visitor to walk completely around it.

The object is not as well lit as these photos suggest cf. Photo: C. Messier side A , side B. The bronze double-axe from the cave at Arkalochori, unearthed in , and displayed here in the Archaeological Museum in Iraklion. In the middle of the axe, over the socket that once held a wooden handle, are a number of symbols.

Some of these seem to be derived from Linear A, whereas others are more similar to the symbols found on the Phaistos Disc. The drawing underneath the axe shows the symbols more clearly. Photo: Josho Brouwers. Owens concluded that the disk may contain a prayer to a Minoan goddess. Watch Dr. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline.



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