Over 100 perforated pebbles from a site near the Sea of Galilee showcase an early instance of the tech that reshaped humanity. Reading time 3 minutes The wheel was such an important innovation for ...

A new study by researchers from Hebrew University has identified 12,000 years old spindle whorls — early tools used to spin fibers into yarn. This discovery, recovered from the Nahal-Ein Gev II dig ...

12,000-year-old perforated stones found over years of excavations in Israel may "represent early evidence for the adoption of spinning with the ’spindle and whorl' device," according to newly ...

A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone in the development of rotational tools including wheels, according to a new ...

Spinning methods. (a) Manual thigh-spinning [64]; (b) Spindle-and-whorl “supported spinning” [68]; (c) “drop spinning” [66]; (d) the experimental spindles and whorls, the 3D scans of the pebbles and ...

Spinning methods. (a) Manual thigh-spinning [64]; (b) Spindle-and-whorl "supported spinning" [68]; (c) "drop spinning" [66]; (d) the experimental spindles and whorls, the 3D scans of the pebbles and ...