# Eisenberg 2008: The Phaistos Disk: A One Hundred-Year-Old Hoax?

> Jerome M. Eisenberg, 2008. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The hoax claim.

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# The Phaistos Disk: A One Hundred-Year-Old Hoax?

Jerome M. Eisenberg, 2008. _Minerva_.

Argues that Pernier, perhaps with the restorer Gilliéron, planted a forged disc, citing its uniqueness, the stamped signs and supposed borrowings from other cultures' art. Minerva 19(4), July/August 2008, 9–24.

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## What it's used for here

The hoax claim.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[The disc was made in or shortly before 1908 and planted, by Pernier or with his knowledge.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/answers/ANS0D1GG8507JTW/the-disc-was-made-in-or-shortly-before-1908-and-planted-by)

Answer

ANS

[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)

Evidence

EVD

[Eisenberg argues in Minerva that the disc is a forgery](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/events/EVT0D1GG5F21K35/eisenberg-argues-in-minerva-that-the-disc-is-a-forgery)

EVT

[Jerome M. Eisenberg](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc/people/FIG0D1GG3GJ59GZ/jerome-m-eisenberg)

FIG

[The Phaistos Disc](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phaistos-disc)

The mystery article

MYS

[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)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Eisenberg, J. M. (2008). The Phaistos Disk: A One Hundred-Year-Old Hoax?. Minerva. https://sites.utexas.edu/scripts/files/2016/07/eisenberg_2008a.pdf
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[Read it free at sites.utexas.edu](https://sites.utexas.edu/scripts/files/2016/07/eisenberg_2008a.pdf)

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**SRC** 0D1GG0JT7VVV

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Journal article

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The publisher's

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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