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These 12,000 Natufian artifacts may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology
If spinning or spindle whorls existed elsewhere ... one that links to one of the most impactful inventions in human history: the wheel. The wheel is often heralded as one of humanity’s greatest ...
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Great apes deliberately spin to become dizzy, say researchers
chimpanzees and orangutans spinning themselves round and round to reach their conclusion. "If this was indeed the case, it would carry huge consequences on how we think about modern human ...
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Spinning Plates
How we understand being ‘human’ differs between disciplines and has changed radically over time. We are living in an age marked by rapid growth in knowledge about the human body and brain, and new ...
Who invented the wheel? Scientists finally answer age-old question
The invention of the wheel has long been considered a major breakthrough in human history ... replicas of the stones and ...
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12,000-year-old stones may be oldest example of wheel-like tech
The spindle whorls would feature in a wheel and axle arrangement to allow the spinning of fibers into ... key advancements that revolutionized human technological history such as the potter ...