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Natufian spindle whorls from 12,000 years ago represent the earliest fast-spinning technology in the Levant, shedding light on humanity’s transition to agriculture and early wheel-based innovations. Researchers from Hebrew University have uncovered 12,000-year-old spindle whorls—ancient tools for spinning fibers into yarn—at the Nahal-Ein Gev II excavation site in northern Israel…
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12,000-Year-Old “Wheels”? Archaeologists Discover Ancient Technology in Israel
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Natufian spindle whorls from 12,000 years ago represent the earliest fast-spinning technology in the Levant, shedding light on humanity’s transition to agriculture and early wheel-based innovations. Researchers from Hebrew University have uncovered 12,000-year-old spindle whorls—ancient tools for spinning fibers into yarn—at the Nahal-Ein Gev II excavation site in northern Israel…
