But among these objects was the striking spinning whorl, a weighted object with a hole running through its middle. These objects were placed on top of a spindle which gave it momentum when it was ...

When LeAnn Baker found a rock with a smooth hole in the middle, she was told it was a magic hag stone. However, archaeologist ...

Spinning methods. (a) Manual thigh-spinning [64]; (b) Spindle-and-whorl “supported spinning” [68]; (c) “drop spinning” [66]; (d) the experimental spindles and ...