Greece
Ancient Greece
Has the Mystery of the Ancient Phaistos Disc Been Solved?
The mystery of the Minoan Phaistos Disc has been "solved by 99 percent" says linguist and archaeologist Gareth Owens.
Archaeology
Archaeologist Claims to Have Unlocked Phaistos Disk Mystery
The goddess of love, the Minoan Astarte, is the key figure that unlocks the mystery of the Phaistos Disk, according to linguist, archaeologist and coordinator of the program Erasmus of Crete Technological Institute; Gareth Owens.
Speaking to the ANA -...
Archaeology
The "First CD-ROM" Phaistos Disc, Stores Prayer to Mother
The first ever CD-ROM, the infamous and enigmatic Phaistos Disc that was made 4,000 years before the development of computer science, is believed to have been unscrambled by researchers of the Technological Education Institute of Crete, Greece. According to Dr....
Archaeology
This Summer, Scientists Will Reveal the Context of the Phaistos Disc
A huge scientific breakthrough thousands of years in the making is imminent this summer, with experts claiming that they will soon be able to decode the Phaistos Disc, having decrypted almost 90 percent of its symbols.
According to the International Relations Office of...
Greece
Phaistos Documentary in National Geographic
National Geographic is inspired by Phaistos for the documentary “Labyrinth Without Thread”.
The first documentary-series regarding Phaistos by National Geographic, one of the largest, educational, non profit organizations in the world, was “Ancient X-Files” which dealt with the disc of...
Greece
National Geographic's "Ancient X-Files" Features Phaistos Disk
In an episode of “Ancient X-Files” on the National Geographic Channel, a linguistic code cracker attempts to solve the riddle of one of the most mysterious ancient objects; the Phaistos Disk. The Phaistos disk, discovered in 1908, has been...