Sterling Silver 925 Necklace - Phaistos Pendant - Ancient Greek Necklace - Phaistos Necklace - Ancient 2024 Greek Jewelry - Gold Plated - Chain

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* Two sided twiging

* Easywear!

* Seasonless.

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The Phaistos Disc

In 1908, archeologists on the Greek island of Crete made a fascinating discovery. This discovery was a clay 2024 disc, roughly 16 cm in diameter and 2 cm thick. What made this disc remarkable was that it was covered in 242 symbols in a spiral pattern, and that nobody knew what these symbols meant. Named the Phaistos Disc after the city where it was discovered, this artifact is amongst the most mysterious objects of the ancient Mediterranean. It's a fascinating key to the past, but one that remains shrouded in mystery.
Origins
The Phaistos Disc is an incredible object, and to have any chance of understanding it we need to know where it came from. By contextual evidence we believe the disk dates to around 1700 BCE. Crete, at that time, was the home of a Bronze Age civilization called the Minoans.
The Minoans were one of the earliest urban societies in what is now Greece, ruling the island from roughly 2,000-1,500 BCE. They built their cities around large temple complexes filled with colorful art. The city of Phaistos was one of their most important. Many Cretan cities and figures would later influence mainstream Greek culture and mythology.

Some archaeologists believe that there is no doubt that we're talking about a religious text. This is clear from a comparison made with other religious words from other inscriptions from the holy mountains of Crete, and other texts. They suspect that the Phaistos Disc is a hymn for the goddess of love.