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 ...

Researchers have determined that a collection of 12,000-year-old tiny stone objects found at a Stone Age site in the Jordan Valley were likely used to spin fibers into yarn, a discovery that pushes ...

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 ...