The Arkalochori Axe is a votivedouble axe excavated in the Arkalochori cave by Spyridon Marinatos. It is notable for being engraved with an inscription of 15 symbols. Some of the symbols may be identified as Linear A characters, while others are reminiscent of those found on the Phaistos Disk: in particular, the "Mohican" glyph (D02), the most frequent character of the Phaistos Disk, appears on the axe inscription both in profile and face-on. An icon of Aghia Paraskevi with votive offerings hung beside it. ... Minoan symbolic labrys of gold, 2nd millennium BC: many have been found in the sacred cave of Arkalochori on Crete) The Labrys is a doubleheaded axe. ... Spyridon Nikolaou Marinatos (November 4, 1901 - October 1, 1974) was one of the premier Greek archaeologists of the 20th century, whose most notable discovery was the site of the Minoan port city on the island of Thera destroyed and preserved by the massive volcanic eruption, ca 1650-1600 BCE, spawning... Linear A etched on tablets found in Akrotiri, Santorini. ... The Phaistos Disc (Phaestos Disc, Festos Disc) is a curious archeological find, most likely dating from about 1700 BC. Its purpose and meaning, and even its original geographical place of manufacture, remain unknown, making it one of the most famous mysteries of archaeology. ...
The axe is on exhibit in the Iraklion museum. For the village in Corinthia, see Heraklion, Corinthia. ...
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