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The Phaistos Disk: An Account of its Unresolved Mystery Paperback – December 1, 2000

by Thomas Balistier (Author)
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Since it was discovered in 1908, the Phaistos Disk - one of the most important artifacts from Crete's minoan culture - has challenged scholars of diverse diciplines and captivated interests of amateurs. Its allure is primarily due to the fact that no one has been able to really solve its mystery. None of the numerous decipherments has found general acceptance or scientific approval. This book does not offer yet another attempt at deciphering the Disk. Rather, it is a short presentation of the various research efforts on the dating and origin, writing and language, as well as content and purpose of the Disk. This lively account of the most important aspects of a not-so-strictly-scholarly debate, which has gone on for decades, also includes a view of the putative solutions.
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  1. Print length
    120 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Verlag Dr Thomas Balistier
  4. Publication date
    December 1, 2000
  5. ISBN-10
    3980616800
  6. ISBN-13
    978-3980616805
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Verlag Dr Thomas Balistier (December 1, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3980616800
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3980616805
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brief introduction to the subject
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This is brief but serious introduction.
the author briefly and clearly narrates how and where the disk was found, and all the serious theories relate to its dating, origin, meaning of the signs, writing system, language and attempted decipherment.
All footnotes are explained at the end of the book. Sadly, it does not have a bibliography list, though some books are mentioned in the notes.
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Everything perfect
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