World History EncyclopediaMar 11
Civilization (from the Latin civis=citizen and civitas=city) is a term applied to any society which has developed a writing system, government, production of surplus food, division of labor, and urbanization. #History #Sumer #PovertyPoint #OlmecCivilization #Moundville #MinoanCivilization #MayaCivilization #IncaCivilization #GreatZimbabwe #GöbekliTepe #Egypt #Civilization #City #China #Cahokia #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-10175-en/
What Defines a Civilization?

Civilization (from the Latin civis=citizen and civitas=city) is a term applied to any society which has developed a writing system, government, production of surplus food, division of labor, and urbanization...

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Ancient OriginsJan 21
Introducing the Knossos Game, also known as Zatrikion—a captivating relic from ancient times, dating back to approximately 1600 BCE. Discovered in 1901 by Sir Arthur Evans during his archaeological excavation of the Knossos Palace on Crete, this rare and unique game offers a direct connection to the Minoan civilization and its royal elite. 
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Ancient OriginsOct 13
Introducing the Knossos Game, also known as Zatrikion—a captivating relic from ancient times, dating back to approximately 1600 BCE. Discovered in 1901 by Sir Arthur Evans during his archaeological excavation of the Knossos Palace on Crete, this rare and unique game offers a direct connection to the Minoan civilization and its royal elite. 
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Ancient OriginsJul 7, 2025
Introducing the Knossos Game, also known as Zatrikion—a captivating relic from ancient times, dating back to approximately 1600 BCE. Discovered in 1901 by Sir Arthur Evans during his archaeological excavation of the Knossos Palace on Crete, this rare and unique game offers a direct connection to the Minoan civilization and its royal elite. 
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Show threadkolyaJun 10, 2023
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We also casually inspected the mysterious #PhaistosDisc and theorised its meaning, which has puzzled archeologists for years: It might be a calendar! Specifically a calendar of tributes to be paid by the workforce to the elite society of uptown Knossos.
This is taking into account that the discus was revised a few times. In fact it's the first movable type system in history (1850-1600 BC), using stamps in wet clay.
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Phaistos Disc - Wikipedia

World History EncyclopediaJun 1, 2023
The Phaistos Disk is a fired clay disk, probably of Minoan origin, measuring some 16cm in diameter and impressed on both sides with 242 symbols set in a spiral arrangement. https://www.worldhistory.org/Phaistos_Disk/ #History #Crete #LinearAScript #MinoanCivilization
Phaistos Disk

The Phaistos disk is a fired clay disk, probably of Minoan origin, measuring some 16cm in diameter and impressed on both sides with 242 symbols set in a spiral arrangement. As yet, this unique archaeological...

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