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 ...

Known locally as the "Ghost Bridge," neighbors said the stone bridge that is usually under feet of water dates back 200 years ...

While most of us learned that the wheel was invented around 3500 BCE for transportation, a groundbreaking discovery in Israel suggests we need to roll back our understanding of rotational technology ...

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Scientists might be closer to learning who invented the wheel after discovering stone spindle stabilizers in Israel that date ...

It's one of three towns forming the so-called 'golden triangle of olive oil' – one of the most prestigious olive oil ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spots a scattering of bizarre bright white pebbles of a mysterious composition and origin.

A new analysis of 12,000-year-old stones from Israel shows that they may be the earliest evidence of this society-changing ...

Israeli archeologists use models based on their find to spin flax into yarn, indicating these pebbles were used as a version ...

A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone ...

Over 100 small stone objects from Neolithic period are the earliest instance of 'spindle whorls,' used to spin fibers into ...

Cornwall's wild, rocky coast is dotted with charming villages. Rosalyn Wikeley picks the ones you can't miss, with delightful ...