# Baldacci 2021: The Phaistos Disk: An Enigmatic Artifact in its Cultural Context > Giorgia Baldacci, 2021. 13 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Main source for find context, date and the archaeological answer to the hoax claim. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZ3Y0Q5E/the-phaistos-disk-an-enigmatic-artifact-in-its-cultural Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Phaistos Disc](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc)Baldacci 2021 **0** # The Phaistos Disk: An Enigmatic Artifact in its Cultural Context Giorgia Baldacci, 2021. _The Ancient Near East Today (ASOR), vol. 9.11_. A specialist's summary of the find context (room 101, Pernier's notes, Militello's 2013 and 2015 re-examination), the date (start of MM IIIA, c. 1750 BC) and the parallels in Phaistian potmarks and a 1955 sealing that bear on authenticity. **Phaistos Disc** Web pageChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here Main source for find context, date and the archaeological answer to the hoax claim. ## Cited by on this site 13 records [The disc is a Minoan object of about 1750 BC found where Pernier said he found it.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GG6XY4CH1/the-disc-is-a-minoan-object-of-about-1750-bc-found-where) Answer ANS [Sealing from Phaistos bearing disc sign 21 (CMS II.5 no. 246)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/artifacts/ART0D1GGGY8486J/sealing-from-phaistos-bearing-disc-sign-21-cms-ii-5-no-246) ART [The Phaistos Disc](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/artifacts/ART0D1GGFQ64VQD/the-phaistos-disc) ART [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) Evidence EVD [Six disc signs have parallels in impressed fine ware from Phaistos excavated between 1950 and 1966.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/evidence/EVD0D1GG7DJ7GT2/six-disc-signs-have-parallels-in-impressed-fine-ware-from) Evidence EVD [The deposit in room 101 is dated by its pottery to the start of MM IIIA.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/evidence/EVD0D1GG7X61H7S/the-deposit-in-room-101-is-dated-by-its-pottery-to-the-start) Evidence EVD [Excavations at Phaistos recover fine ware with stamped and relief signs that match six of the disc's signs](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/events/EVT0D1GG66G5ADV/excavations-at-phaistos-recover-fine-ware-with-stamped-and) EVT [Pernier's mission finds the disc in room 101 at Phaistos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/events/EVT0D1GG4ZE34VZ/perniers-mission-finds-the-disc-in-room-101-at-phaistos) EVT [Pietro Militello re-examines Pernier's notes and the find context in room 101](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/events/EVT0D1GG6XY7ZA7/pietro-militello-re-examines-perniers-notes-and-the-find) EVT [The disc is made and stamped, at the start of Middle Minoan IIIA](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/events/EVT0D1GG5F21TVD/the-disc-is-made-and-stamped-at-the-start-of-middle-minoan) EVT [Luigi Pernier](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/people/FIG0D1GG30Y7SAF/luigi-pernier) FIG [The Phaistos Disc](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc) The mystery article MYS [Italian Archaeological Mission in Crete](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/organisations/ORG0D1GG4QM18DZ/italian-archaeological-mission-in-crete) ORG ## Cite it ``` Baldacci, G. (2021). The Phaistos Disk: An Enigmatic Artifact in its Cultural Context. The Ancient Near East Today (ASOR), vol. 9.11. https://anetoday.org/phaistos-disk/ ``` [Read it free at anetoday.org](https://anetoday.org/phaistos-disk/) Key **SRC** 0D1GFZ3Y0Q5E Kind Web page Rights The publisher's Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1GFZ3Y0Q5E/the-phaistos-disk-an-enigmatic-artifact-in-its-cultural/csl.json)