Minoan civilization - South Central

Question

Answer the following about discs from ancient Europe, for 10 points each.

[10e] The Phaistos (“FESS-toss”) disc from this civilization features 45 distinct glyphs in an undeciphered script. This civilization, centered on Crete, used the Linear A script to write its language.

ANSWER: Minoan civilization [accept Keftiu]

[10m] Spiral discs made of bronze wire were interred with cremated remains in a burial discovered at this site in 2023. This Austrian town is the type-site of a culture that broadly succeeded the Urnfield and preceded the La Tène (“la ten”).

ANSWER: Hallstatt [accept Hallstatt culture]

[10h] A Bronze Age disc found at Nebra in Germany, originating from the Únětice (“OON-yeh-tit-seh”) culture, has been called the oldest known concrete depiction of these phenomena. A general description is acceptable.

ANSWER: astronomical phenomena [accept sky; accept Sun; accept Moon; accept stars; accept Pleiades; accept clear equivalents such as celestial bodies; accept Nebra sky disc]

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Summary


Florida	2025-02-01	Y	3	13.33	67%	67%	0%
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	Y	6	15.00	100%	33%	17%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	6	11.67	100%	0%	17%
Midwest	2025-02-01	Y	6	21.67	100%	67%	50%
North	2025-02-01	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
Northeast	2025-02-01	Y	5	18.00	80%	60%	40%
Overflow	2025-02-01	Y	4	22.50	100%	75%	50%
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	Y	2	25.00	100%	100%	50%
South Central	2025-02-01	Y	2	20.00	100%	50%	50%
Southeast	2025-02-01	Y	4	15.00	100%	25%	25%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	9	15.56	78%	33%	44%
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	Y	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%

Data


ASU	Texas B	10	0	0	10
Texas A	TAMU	10	10	10	30