Re: Phaistos disk

Ray Brown scripsit:

> Now I am very well aware that several centuries separate the Magliano
> disk and the Phaistos disk and there can be no direct connexion
> between them.  But the Magliano disk does seem to me to confirm that
> one cannot argue that because the Phaistos disk is printed in spiral
> form and one does not normally write in spiral form, therefore it
> is not likely to be writing.
Fair enough.

> But I did discover John's board game!   A guy called Peter Aleff argues
> for this on the web-site:
> http://www.recoveredscience.com/phaistoscontents.htm
Hey, excellent, especially the possible connection (which might just as
well be independent invention as actual diffusion/inheritance) between
the disk and the Royal Game of Goose.

> The site has an e-book that can be downloaded free.   It's well presented
> and worth a look IMO.
> Mr Aleff argues his case well enough - and I find it more convincing than
> the calendars - but I also find it as unproven as the other interpretations.
Certainly.  Since the disk is and remains unique, interpretations are
not subject to proof.

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John Cowan
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