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Luigi Pernier (Rome, 23 November 1874 – Rhodes, 18 August 1937) was an Italian archaeologist and academic now best known for his discovery of the Disc of Phaistos.
The disk was discovered in 1908 by the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier during the excavation of the Minoan palace of Phaistos.
Mar 7, 2022 · Phaistos is one of the great Minoan palaces, and its disc was retrieved there in the early 20th century by an Italian archaeologist, Luigi Pernier.
- Silvia Ferrara
Dec 3, 2021 · In 1908, an Italian archaeologist named Luigi Pernier was undertaking an excavation at the Minoan Palace of Phaistos, on the Island of Crete. Among the expected finds was something a little more unusual: a fired clay disc, around 5.9 inches (15 cm) in diameter, with a spiral of stamped symbols on both sides.
- Bipin Dimri
Luigi Pernier ( Roma, 23 novembre 1874 – Rodi, 18 agosto 1937) è stato un archeologo e funzionario italiano .
Oct 6, 2021 · The disc was discovered in 1908 by the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier in the Minoan palace-site of Phaistos, and features 241 tokens, comprising 45 unique signs, which were apparently made by pressing hieroglyphic “seals” into a disc of soft clay, in a clockwise sequence spiraling toward the disc’s center.
The Phaistos Disc is one of the most iconic yet enigmatic artefacts of the Minoan civilization. It was discovered by Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier in a room of the Palace of Phaistos on the 3rd of July 1908. It is a clay disc with inscriptions arranged in a spiral pattern.
