Archaeologists study 12,000-year-old pebbles with central holes Pebbles may represent early rotational tool, aiding textile ...

We're showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

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 ...

Armed with advanced technology, decades of expertise, and insights from an NSF-funded study, a multi-institution team of ...

A new analysis of 12,000-year-old stones from Israel shows that they may be the earliest evidence of this society-changing ...

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a collection of 12,000-year-old perforated stones that might represent one of ...

Newly analysed data from China's Zhurong rover suggests Mars' northern plains may have hosted an ancient ocean.

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

Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg pay homage to the ongoing human quest for knowledge by documenting its evolution through ...

The visual display is intended to help expo visitors gain a better appreciation of the artwork and its intricate cloisonne ...

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.