Ars Technica

To invent the wheel, did people first have to invent the spindle?

Twelve-thousand years ago, people in a coastal village in the Levant used stone weights on their spindles to spin thread faster and more evenly—and, some archeologists are arguing, in the process they ...
Gizmodo

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. Reading time 3 minutes The wheel was such an important innovation for ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

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 in the development of rotational tools. Newly unearthed stone tools reveal ...
Phys.org

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 ...
insider.si.edu

Two-spindle flax spinning wheel; Likely Connecticut, 18th C.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Two-spindle flax spinning wheel.
Science Daily

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 ...