The Minoan Civilization of Crete, often hailed as Europe’s first literate society, left behind a strange writing system that continues to mystify modern scholars, remaining an unsolved enigma to ...

The Minoan writing system is undeciphered and the name "Minoans" comes from Arthur Evans, who believed that he had found the palace of "King Minos," a mythical Cretan king who supposedly ...

Given that the Phaistos disk inscription is short, it may be that the complete writing system included more signs than the 45 used on the disk, perhaps some 55 or 60 different signs.

Evans later used the name “Minoan” to describe the civilization, ... as well as the use of Cretan hieroglyphics that were likely based on the Egyptian writing system.