A Phaistos Disc
There’s very little that we actually know for sure
about the Phaistos Disc. It’s made of clay – check. It dates back to the second
millenium B.C.E. – maybe. But its origin, meaning and purpose remain shrouded
in mystery. Discovered in Crete, the disc is features i241 impressions of 45
distinct symbols, some of which are easily identifiable as people, tools,
plants and animals. But because nothing else like it from the same time period
has ever been found, archaelogists haven’t been able to provide a meaningful
analysis of its content.