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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These Mysterious 12,000-Year-Old Pebbles May Be Early Evidence of Wheel-Like Tools, Archaeologists Say
Researchers in Israel suggest the roughly donut-shaped artifacts could be spindle whorls, representing one of the oldest ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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.
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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 spindle whorls uncovered in the Jordan Valley
This discovery marks the earliest known evidence of this fast-spinning technology ... early use paved the way for future ...