They’re literally reinventing the wheel. Scientists might be closer to learning who invented the wheel after discovering ...

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 ...

Some 12,000-year-old stones have been discovered, which may be the oldest example of wheel-like tools. Get any of our free ...

A set of 12,000-year-old pierced pebbles excavated in northern ... that may have ultimately helped inspire the invention of the wheel. Serving as a flywheel at the bottom of a spindle, whorls ...

Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Israel have identified what may be one of the earliest examples of wheel-like technology ever found: several dozen 12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles ...

A NEW discovery could shed light on when the first set of wheels were first invented. Scientists have discovered a set of weird 12,000-year-old doughnut shaped tools at a dig-site in Northern Israel.

Some 12,000-year-old stones have been discovered, which may be the oldest example of wheel-like tools. The spindle whorls would feature in a wheel and axle arrangement to allow the spinning of ...