These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.

Israeli archeologists use models based on their find to spin flax into yarn, indicating these pebbles were used as a version ...

The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that wheel-like technologies existed even earlier.

After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...

A rare glimpse into the Natufian culture and the transition from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural one.

A fixture within the anchorages called a strand shoe was used to secure the "dead wire" while a spinning wheel, or sheave, pulled a "live wire" across the bridge. Once it reached the opposite ...

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.

The 2nd annual Omaha Mini Maker Faire wasn’t our first rodeo, but it was nonetheless a bit surprising . Before we even made it inside to pay our admission to the Omaha Children’s Museum, I ...

Harrison, despite his strong serve and forehand, was left spinning his wheels at the back of the court. Harrison once made winning Grand Slams his goal, but if we’ve learned anything about him ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A single rotation of our planet takes 24 hours and constitutes a day. A ...

The drivers involved are experts, but are well aware of how unsafe it is. It's called spinning. It's South Africa's fastest-growing motorsport, and arguably the world's most reckless. But with so ...

A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone ...