After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...
Due to this structure and composition, the authors deduce that the stones were likely used as spindle whorls — a hypothesis ...
Over 100 small stone objects from Neolithic period are the earliest instance of 'spindle whorls,' used to spin fibers into ...
The stones studied by the team predate the cart wheels of the Bronze Age by thousands of years, highlighting a key milestone ...
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Archaeologists say 12,000-year-old Middle East stones may be earliest known wheel technologyArchaeologists have found a collection of 12,000-year-old stones in the Middle East which may be the earliest known example ...
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a collection of 12,000-year-old perforated stones that might represent one of ...
Round, weighted objects that are attached to a spindle stick, spindle whorls form a similar wheel-and-axle-like device to ...
Due to this structure and composition, the authors deduce that the stones were likely used as spindle whorls - a hypothesis also supported by successfully spinning flax using replicas of the stones.
A disused flax mill in Tandragee, County Armagh, has been damaged in an arson attack. The building, which is located within ...
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