form a similar wheel-and-axle-like device to help the spindle rotate faster and longer, enabling it to efficiently gather up fibers such as wool or flax and spin them into yarn. The stones studied ...

The invention of the wheel has long been considered a major ... theory by building replicas of the stones and successfully spinning flax using them. This collection of spindle whorls represents ...

A person who spins needs two things, in addition to time: the raw material (wool, flax, cotton) that is to be spun, and a spindle or wheel with which to spin it. Throughout history, most spinners have ...