The Phaistos Disc: Crete's oldest mystery

The Phaistos Disc: an ancient clay artifact with mysterious pictograms that scientists say is not an alphabet

The image shows both sides of the Phaistos Disc, an ancient clay artifact discovered on Crete. The disc is covered with unique pictograms that remain a mystery to linguists and historians. Scientists propose a new interpretation suggesting the symbols are not an alphabet.

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