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12,000-year-old stones could be ancient tools leading to wheel technology
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a collection of 12,000-year-old perforated stones that might represent one of ...
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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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.
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 ...
Cleveland Jewish News6h
12,000-year-old spinning machine uncovered in northern Israel
A rare glimpse into the Natufian culture and the transition from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural one.
Discover Magazine14h
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 ...
Interesting Engineering15h
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 ...
The Times of Israel16h
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
The National on MSN16h
Archaeologists say 12,000-year-old Middle East stones may be earliest known wheel technology
Archaeologists have found a collection of 12,000-year-old stones in the Middle East which may be the earliest known example ...
Who invented the wheel? Scientists finally answer 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 ...