“Phaistos was one of the most important centres of Minoan civilization, and the most wealthy and powerful city in southern Crete.
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Have researchers cracked the code of the 4,000-year-old Phaistos Disc?. New Research suggests recent phonetic decipherment of the Phaistos Disc is implausible. Enigmatic Phaistos Disc may be Ancient Hymn to Astarte, Goddess of Love. Other artifacts, such as the Arkalochori Axe, have been discovered elsewhere in Crete and sport similar symbols, thought to be Linear A, an undeciphered writing system used in ancient Greece. The site is thought to have collapsed due to an earthquake or volcanic eruption. (Asb/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) Where was the Phaistos Disc Found?Īrchaeologist Luigi Pernier found the disc in a basement room under the palace complex during excavation. It’s presumed the 45 unique symbols were made by pressing hieroglyphic seals into the damp, soft clay disc. Both sides of the disc are covered with a spiral of strange stamped symbols, circling clockwise towards the disc’s center. The Phaistos (or Phaestos) Disc is a large, umber-colored, fired clay plate, about 15 cm (5.91 inches) in diameter and 1 cm (0.39 inches) thick. 
The discovery is known as one of the most famous mysteries in archaeology: The Phaistos Disc. In an underground temple depository, among burnt bones, dust, and ashes, he found a remarkably intact golden-hued disc. In 1908 an Italian archaeologist ventured into the ruins of Phaistos, an ancient Minoan palace on the south coast of Crete.
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