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Jour 3 – mystère

C’est bien moi qui ai photographié le disque de Phaistos au musée d’Heraklion en 2019, comme le font des milliers de touristes chaque année…

Mais le mystère, c’est de savoir s’il date des années –1800 ou –1600, ou alors de 1908. Les inscriptions par des poinçons sont si singulières qu’un doute est permis. C’est surtout Jerome M. Eisenberg, un marchand d’antiquités (pas toujours clean) qui a contesté l’authenticité de l’artefact, et il est mort en 2022. De plus le musée crétois refuse de faire procéder à une datation par thermoluminescence, alors le mystère demeure, et peut-être pour longtemps…

#PhaistosDisc

@bobthetraveler some thoughts:
there is a cheap and excellent bus service from #Heraklion, so you don't really need a car to get to #Knossos.
sewage and rain drains are intentionally mixed in modern drainage systems, because the rain water helps to dilute and move the sewage.
the #PhaistosDisc is often called the first known "movable type system", which is correct. some people might conflate that with a printing system a la Gutenberg.

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Phaistos Disc ✧

The Phaistos Disc is a disc of fired clay from the Greek island of Crete, dating possibly from the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (second millennium BC). It bears a text on both sides in an unknown script and language, and its purpose and original place of manufacture remain disputed. Discovered in 1908 by the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier, the disc is made...

#PhaistosDisc #Crete #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc

🔥 Unlock the Secrets of the Phaistos Disc! 🔥

Journey back in time to ancient Crete in our AISL Podcast episode # 4 and explore one of archaeology's greatest enigmas: the Phaistos Disc! 🔍

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This mysterious artefact, with its unique script of 45 symbols, has baffled experts for over a century. 🤯

What secrets lie hidden within its enigmatic code? 🤔

Is it a royal decree? A sacred hymn? Or something else entirely? Join us as we delve into the ongoing quest to decipher this ancient puzzle!

Our two AI hosts explore:

- The disc's intricate script and the advanced phonetic awareness of its creators.
- How researchers use statistical analysis to crack the code. 🧠

Theories connecting the script to early Greek and other ancient languages. 🗣️
Get ready for a fascinating adventure into the world of ancient writing and linguistic mysteries! #PhaistosDisc #AncientMysteries #Archaeology #Linguistics #CrackTheCode #History #DigitalHumanities #AncientHistory

started a #wikipedia article on Mary Kilbourne Matossian (1930-2023), historian, professor at University of Maryland, College Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kilbourne_Matossian @wikiwomeninred #StanfordUniversity #AmericanUniversityBeirut #witchcraft #ergotism #PhaistosDisc #Diedin2023

started a #wikipedia article on Mary Kilbourne Matossian (1930-2023), historian, professor at University of Maryland, College Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kilbourne_Matossian @wikiwomeninred #StanfordUniversity #AmericanUniversityBeirut #witchcraft #ergotism #PhaistosDisc #Diedin2023

started a #wikipedia article on Mary Kilbourne Matossian (1930-2023), historian, professor at University of Maryland, College Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kilbourne_Matossian @wikiwomeninred #StanfordUniversity #AmericanUniversityBeirut #witchcraft #ergotism #PhaistosDisc #Diedin2023

started a #wikipedia article on Mary Kilbourne Matossian (1930-2023), historian, professor at University of Maryland, College Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kilbourne_Matossian @wikiwomeninred #StanfordUniversity #AmericanUniversityBeirut #witchcraft #ergotism #PhaistosDisc #Diedin2023

started a #wikipedia article on Mary Kilbourne Matossian (1930-2023), historian, professor at University of Maryland, College Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kilbourne_Matossian @wikiwomeninred #StanfordUniversity #AmericanUniversityBeirut #witchcraft #ergotism #PhaistosDisc #Diedin2023

#minoancivilization
We also casually inspected the mysterious #PhaistosDisc and theorised its meaning, which has puzzled archeologists for years: It might be a calendar! Specifically a calendar of tributes to be paid by the workforce to the elite society of uptown Knossos.
This is taking into account that the discus was revised a few times. In fact it's the first movable type system in history (1850-1600 BC), using stamps in wet clay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc #kphoto #khistory

#minoancivilization
We also casually inspected the mysterious #PhaistosDisc and theorised its meaning, which has puzzled archeologists for years: It might be a calendar! Specifically a calendar of tributes to be paid by the workforce to the elite society of uptown Knossos.
This is taking into account that the discus was revised a few times. In fact it's the first movable type system in history (1850-1600 BC), using stamps in wet clay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc #kphoto #khistory

#minoancivilization
We also casually inspected the mysterious #PhaistosDisc and theorised its meaning, which has puzzled archeologists for years: It might be a calendar! Specifically a calendar of tributes to be paid by the workforce to the elite society of uptown Knossos.
This is taking into account that the discus was revised a few times. In fact it's the first movable type system in history (1850-1600 BC), using stamps in wet clay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc

#minoancivilization
We also casually inspected the mysterious #PhaistosDisc and theorised its meaning, which has puzzled archeologists for years: It might be a calendar! Specifically a calendar of tributes to be paid by the workforce to the elite society of uptown Knossos.
This is taking into account that the discus was revised a few times. In fact it's the first movable type system in history (1850-1600 BC), using stamps in wet clay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc #kphoto #khistory

#minoancivilization
We also casually inspected the mysterious #PhaistosDisc and theorised its meaning, which has puzzled archeologists for years: It might be a calendar! Specifically a calendar of tributes to be paid by the workforce to the elite society of uptown Knossos.
This is taking into account that the discus was revised a few times. In fact it's the first movable type system in history (1850-1600 BC), using stamps in wet clay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc #kphoto #khistory