The spindle whorls would feature in a wheel and axle arrangement to allow the spinning of fibers into yarn. The post 12,000-year-old stones may be oldest example of wheel-like tech appeared first ...

A wheel moves forward by rolling in a circle, using circular motion. Whoops! To create a wheel and axle mechanism, we need an axle that can help control the motion of the wheel. This axle is fixed ...

Perforated pebbles from the Nahal Ein Gev II archaeological site. (Talia Yashuv via SWNS) By Dean Murray Some 12,000-year-old stones have been discovered, which may be the oldest example of wheel ...