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Pebbles Push Back the Invention of the Wheel to About 12,000 Years Ago
Israeli archeologists use models based on their find to spin flax into yarn, indicating these pebbles were used as a version ...
Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 12,000-Year-Old Stones That Could Be the World’s Oldest Wheel Technology
Early human cultures likely used stones as spindle whorls to spin fibers into yarn. A collection of perforated pebbles discovered at an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, marking a ...
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12,000-year-old stones could reveal roots of wheel technology, study suggests
When connected, they form a rudimentary wheel-and-axle mechanism that can spin fibers like wool or flax into yarn more ...
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12,000-year old stones may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology
A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone ...
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12,000-year-old spindle whorls uncovered in the Jordan Valley
Spindle whorls, round, weighted objects that are attached to a spindle stick, form a similar wheel-and-axle-like device to ...
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Spin a yarn at the Old Town Hall Museum
Spinner Gael Zembal will demonstrate the process of spinning sheep's wool fiber into yarn from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Old Town Hall Museum, 10200 Penn Ave.