12,000-Year-Old Spindles Hint at Humanity’s First Steps Toward the Wheel
Over 100 perforated pebbles from a site near the Sea of Galilee showcase an early instance of the tech that reshaped humanity ...
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Who invented the wheel? It all started with stones
Archaeological findings in Israel push the wheel's origins back to 12,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...
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12,000-year-old discovery forces experts to spin new story about wheel’s origins
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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12,000-year-old stones may be oldest example of wheel-like tech
Some 12,000-year-old stones have been discovered, which may be the oldest example of wheel-like tools. The spindle whorls ...
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The Ultimate Speed Test: Spinning a Lego Wheel
In this video, we test how fast you can rotate a Lego wheel and tire using a Lego motor and gearing. Watch as we push the ...
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12,000-Year-Old Stones May Finally Reveal the Origins of the Wheel
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered 12,000-year-old round stones with holes, potentially revealing the wheel's origins.
These 12,000-year-old stones may finally prove when the wheel was invented, scientists say
Scientists might be closer to learning who invented the wheel after discovering stone spindle stabilizers in Israel that date ...
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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 ...
12,000-year-old spinning machine uncovered in northern Israel
A 12,000-year-old tool used to spin fibers into yarn has been identified in an archaeological dig in northern Israel, ...
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12,000-Year-Old Stones May Be Earliest Evidence of This Transformative Technology
A new analysis of 12,000-year-old stones from Israel shows that they may be the earliest evidence of this society-changing ...
12,000-Year-Old Doughnut-Shaped Pebbles in Israel May Be Early Evidence of Wheel Technology
Archaeologists uncover doughnut-shaped pebbles in Israel, revealing possible use as early rotational tools in textile ...
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These 12,000-year-old Natufian artifacts may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology
These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.