Phaistos

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Bronze Age settlement Minoan palace archaeological site

Phaistos is an important Bronze Age Minoan palace and archaeological site in southern Crete, known for its well-preserved ruins and the discovery of the enigmatic Phaistos Disc.

Aliases (1)

Phaistos Disc ×3

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bronze Age settlement → Minoan palace → archaeological site →
associatedWith	King Radamanthys →
builtAround	1900 BC →
country	Greece →
culture	Minoan civilization →
declinePeriod	Late Bronze Age →
discovery	systematic excavations began in early 20th century →
distanceFrom	about 60 km southwest of Heraklion →
elevation	hill above Mesara Plain →
excavatedBy	Federico Halbherr → Italian Archaeological School at Athens →
excavationStartDate	1900 →
function	administrative center → economic center → religious center →
governedBy	Hellenic Ministry of Culture →
hasFind	Phaistos Disc → architectural fragments → pottery → seal impressions → storage jars (pithoi) →
hasPart	central courtyard → magazines → north entrance → royal apartments → south propylaeum → staircases → storerooms → theatral area → west court →
heritageStatus	major archaeological site of Crete →
knownFor	Minoan architecture → Phaistos Disc → well-preserved palace ruins →
laterUse	limited occupation in Classical and Hellenistic periods →
locatedIn	southern Crete →
locatedOn	island of Crete →
nearTo	Agia Triada → Timbaki →
overlooks	Mesara Plain →
period	Bronze Age →
rebuiltAfter	earthquake destruction →
region	Mesara Plain →
tourism	popular tourist destination →
writingSystemEvidence	undeciphered script on Phaistos Disc →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Malia → Zakros →	comparableTo
Crete →	archaeologicalSite
Epimenides of Crete →	associatedCity
Aegean Bronze Age →	associatedWithSite
Phaistos ("Phaistos Disc") →	hasFind
Minoan civilization ("Phaistos Disc") →	hasIconicArtifact
Minoan civilization →	hasMajorCenter
Phaistos ("Phaistos Disc") →	knownFor