The Phaistos Disk was discovered in 1908 by an Italian archaeologist on Crete. Initially, some scholars thought it was a forgery, but it is now generally accepted as authentic — although some ...

Old Palace Period: 2000-1700 BC The first great Minoan palaces were built between 2000 and 1700 BC. These include palaces at Knossos, Phaistos, Malia and others.

The Greek sculptor, known for her land art installations, has created a new permanent installation inspired by the mysterious ...

On July 3, 1908, Italian archaeologist Federico Halbherr, his student Luigi Pernier, and a team were excavating the site of a Minoan palace at Phaistos, in southern Crete, when they came across an ...

The palace was originally built circa 1900 BC, at the western end of the Mesara, the largest plain in Crete. In the later Greek world, Phaistos was known as the home of the great sage Epimenides. The ...

The Phaistos disk is covered in indecipherable symbols. Price Database. 05 July 2025. Artworks. Artists. Auctions ... While excavating the ancient Minoan palace of Phaistos in Crete, ...

The disk, which is roughly six inches in diameter, was found in the Phaistos palace in Crete in 1908 and has symbols on both sides, written in a spiral pattern.

LONDON, Oct. 3.-Dr. Arthur J. Evans has just published the results of his discoveries on the island of Crete, where, at Knossos, he unveiled the great "Palace of King Midas." ...

The Phaistos Disk was discovered in 1908 by an Italian archaeologist on Crete. Initially, some scholars thought it was a forgery, but it is now generally accepted as authentic — although some ...