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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 ...
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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 in the development of rotational tools including wheels, according to a new ...
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12,000-year-old spinning machine uncovered in northern Israel
Round, weighted objects that are attached to a spindle stick, spindle whorls form a similar wheel-and-axle-like device to ...
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12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel
The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that ...
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12,000-year-old stones could reveal roots of wheel technology, study suggests
Researchers have analyzed a collection of donut-shaped, perforated stones an archaeological site dating back about 12,000 ...
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12,000-year-old Stone Age site in Israel reveals first evidence of wheel technology
Over 100 small stone objects from Neolithic period are the earliest instance of 'spindle whorls,' used to spin fibers into ...
12,000-year-old spindle whorls discovered in Israel suggest early wheel-like technology
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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12,000-year-old spindle whorls uncovered in the Jordan Valley
Due to this structure and composition, the authors deduce that the stones were likely used as spindle whorls — a hypothesis ...
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12,000-Year-Old Spinning Pebbles May Have Set Humanity’s Wheels In Motion
After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...
Who invented the wheel? Scientists think they've finally answered the age-old question
The invention of the wheel is a major breakthrough in human history. But now, the records may have to be rewritten - as the ...
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Ancient Spindle Whorls Found in Jordan Valley
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.
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Ancient Stones Hint at Early Wheel Tech
A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone in the development of ...