12,000-Year-Old Spindles Hint at Humanity’s First Steps Toward the Wheel

<img width="1500" height="1000" src="https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2024/11/spindle-whorls-wheel-natufian.jpg" alt="Five experimental spindles and whorls experimented with by the team.">Over 100 perforated pebbles from a site near the Sea of Galilee showcase an early instance of the tech that reshaped humanity.

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