What is Kafkania pebble?
The '''Kafkania pebble''' is a pebble, small in size, and round in shape, found on 1 April 1994, near a river in Kafkania, north of [[Olympia]]. The pebble contains some [[Mycenaean Greek]] words, including a image of a [[labrys]]. The text and image on the pebble is suggested to have come from the 17th century BC. If the pebble is truly a ancient artifact, it would have been the earliest writing to come from Greece, and by far the earliest document written in Mycenaean Greek. However, it is most likely a modern-day [[hoax]]. == Inscription == There is an short inscription consisting of three words written on the pebble, probably reading as: {{quote|A-so-na / qo-ro-qa / qa-jo}} On the other side of the pebble, there is a image of a [[labrys]]. Some believe that the inscription is written in [[Mycenaean Greek]], but it is disputed. G. Owens suggested that the inscription is written in Minoan, rather than Mycenaean Greek. Then, a [[Minoan]] could have written the text for a Mycenaean. No evidence exists that the Mycenaeans wrote text before the 14th century BC. [[Category:History of Greece]]