Due to this structure and composition, the authors of the new paper deduce that the stones were likely used as spindle whorls—a hypothesis also supported by successfully spinning flax using ...
They’re literally reinventing the wheel. Scientists might be closer to learning who invented the wheel after discovering stone spindle stabilizers in Israel that date back 12,000 years.
A person who spins needs two things, in addition to time: the raw material (wool, flax, cotton) that is to be spun, and a spindle or wheel with which to spin it. Throughout history, most spinners have ...
The former flax-spinning Temple Works is to be part of the planned British Library building in Leeds. The Holbeck landmark is known for its architecture and stories of sheep grazing on grass grown ...