Mystery AtlasThe Modern Forgery Claim
Jerome Eisenberg's 2008 claim that discoverer Luigi Pernier fabricated the disc shortly before its announced discovery; examined and rejected by Minoan specialists at a dedicated symposium the same year.
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Theories & Explanations
The Modern Forgery Claim contradicts The Authentic Minoan Artefact Account.
People
The Modern Forgery Claim was popularised by Jerome Eisenberg.
- Luigi Pernier1874–1937
The Modern Forgery Claim had as an accused suspect Luigi Pernier — Eisenberg's 2008 claim alleged Pernier fabricated the disc himself; rejected by Minoan specialists at a dedicated symposium the same year.
Objects & Artifacts
- Phaistos Discdiscovered 3 July 1908; dated to c. 1700 BC
The Modern Forgery Claim attempts to explain Phaistos Disc.