Over 100 small stone objects from Neolithic period are the earliest instance of 'spindle whorls,' used to spin fibers into ...

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

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

A new study by researchers from Hebrew University has identified 12,000 years old spindle whorls — early tools used to spin ...

Spinner Gael Zembal will demonstrate the process of spinning sheep's wool fiber into yarn from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Old Town Hall Museum, 10200 Penn Ave.

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

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

A new study by researchers from Hebrew University has identified 12,000 years old spindle whorls - early tools used to spin fibers into yarn. This discovery, recovered from the Nahal-Ein Gev II dig ...

When connected, they form a rudimentary wheel-and-axle mechanism that can spin fibers like wool or flax into yarn more ...

Weavers, handspinners, and other fiber artisans are putting the finishing touches on special items for the 46th annual San ...