Deciphering History Andrew Robinson looks at some linguistic puzzles still facing historians. Andrew Robinson | Published in History Today Volume 52 Issue 8 August 2002 The Phaistos Disc (side A) dated to c.1700 BC, exhibited in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece. Image: Wiki Commons/Olaf Tausch. To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. Popular articles How Did the First World War Change the Arts? The Origins of the Shroud of Turin