ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES INTERNAL PIN. INFO 2004
The Phaistos Disc
(also spelled Phaistos Disk, Phaestos Disc) is a disk of fired clay from the
Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete, possibly dating to the middle
or late Minoan Bronze Age (second millennium BC). The disk is about 15 cm (5.9 in)
in diameter and covered on both sides with a spiral of stamped symbols. Its
purpose and its original place of manufacture remain disputed. It is now on
display at the archaeological museum of Heraklion.
The disc was discovered in 1908 by the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier in the Minoan palace-site of Phaistos, and features 241 tokens, comprising 45 distinct signs, which were apparently made by pressing hieroglyphic "seals" into a disc of soft clay, in a clockwise sequence spiralling toward the center of the disk.
The Phaistos Disc captured the imagination of amateur and professional archaeologists, and many attempts have been made to decipher the code behind the disc's signs. While it is not clear that it is a script, most attempted decipherments assume that it is; most additionally assume a syllabary, others an alphabet or logography. Attempts at decipherment are generally thought to be unlikely to succeed unless more examples of the signs are found, as it is generally agreed that there is not enough context available for a meaningful analysis.
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