# The disc was made in or shortly before 1908 and planted, by Pernier or with his knowledge.

> Disputed: The disc was made in or shortly before 1908 and planted, by Pernier or with his knowledge.

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Answer · Phaistos Disc

# The disc was made in or shortly before 1908 and planted, by Pernier or with his knowledge.

The disc was made in or shortly before 1908 and planted, by Pernier or with his knowledge.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** Two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The clay was fired in the modern period.
- All disc signs can be traced to sources available to a forger before 1908.
- No independently excavated Minoan object carries the disc's signs.

## What would rule it out

- Disc signs recur on Minoan objects excavated in secure contexts after 1908.

## Evidence 2 for · 1 against

[The authorities have not permitted a thermoluminescence test, so the physical question is open.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/evidence/EVD0D1GG8WE02ZR/the-authorities-have-not-permitted-a-thermoluminescence-test)

Suggestive

FOR

[The disc is unique, its signs are stamped rather than incised, and some signs resemble motifs from other…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/evidence/EVD0D1GG8CT3R8P/the-disc-is-unique-its-signs-are-stamped-rather-than-incised)

Speculative

FOR

[Signs 21 and others recur on Phaistian material excavated between 1950 and 1966, which a 1908 forger could…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/evidence/EVD0D1GG8MM5X4N/signs-21-and-others-recur-on-phaistian-material-excavated)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is the Phaistos Disc a genuine Middle Minoan object?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/questions/QST0D1GG5YP04VA/is-the-phaistos-disc-a-genuine-middle-minoan-object)

Most likelyThe disc is a Minoan object of about 1750 BC found where Pernier said he found it

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The disc was made in or shortly before 1908 and planted, by Pernier or with his knowledge. [Answer ANS0D1GG8507JTW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1GG8507JTW
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Key

**ANS** 0D1GG8507JTW

Kind

Answer · hypothesis

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