Has anyone considered the Phaistos Disc as an aerial map viewed from above rather than a linear text? I was looking at the Phaistos Disc and had a thought that I haven't seen discussed anywhere. Every scholar approaches it as a text to be read sequentially. But what if the circular shape and layout
reddit.comrepresent a view from directly above — like a bird's eye view of a settlement or sacred space?
The dividing lines between symbol groups might represent walls or boundaries rather than word separators. The symbols within each section might mark what exists in that zone rather than spelling out sounds or words. The center of the spiral would be the most sacred or important location — not simply where the text ends.
Has any geometric comparison ever been done between the disc's spatial layout and actual Minoan settlement architecture — specifically Phaistos itself or Akrotiri?
I'm not an academic. Just someone who couldn't stop thinking about this differently. HJE55
represent a view from directly above — like a bird's eye view of a settlement or sacred space?
The dividing lines between symbol groups might represent walls or boundaries rather than word separators. The symbols within each section might mark what exists in that zone rather than spelling out sounds or words. The center of the spiral would be the most sacred or important location — not simply where the text ends.
Has any geometric comparison ever been done between the disc's spatial layout and actual Minoan settlement architecture — specifically Phaistos itself or Akrotiri?
I'm not an academic. Just someone who couldn't stop thinking about this differently. HJE55