A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone in the development of rotational tools including wheels, according to a new ...

(JNS) A 12,000-year-old tool used to spin fibers into yarn has been identified in an archaeological dig in northern Israel, ...

For thirty years, the plaque served as a paving stone at the entrance of a house, with the inscription facing up and exposed to foot traffic.

Without formal training or funding, they have braved rugged terrain, deciphered ancient scripts and uncovered hidden ...

The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that wheel-like technologies existed even earlier.