Arrr! Landlubbers be findin' ancient pebbles o' twelve thousand moons, spillin' secrets 'bout that round contraption called a wheel!
2024-11-20
Ahoy, matey! A band o' landlubber researchers peered 'n pondered over some holed stones dug from the sandy depths of Israel. They be reckonin’ these curious trinkets might’ve twirled like spindle whorls, keepin’ a pirate’s yarn nice ‘n tidy! Arrr, who knew rocks could be so crafty!
Arrr matey! Gather 'round as I regale ye with the tale o’ 12,000-year-old stones found in the fair land o’ Israel, ye see! These here perforated treasures be suggestin’ the ancient folks might’ve spun yarns with a contraption known as the spindle and whorl, savvy?Discovered in the Nahal Ein-Gev II, a fine spot in the Jordan Valley, a total o’ 113 stones have been unearthed since the year o’ our Lord 1972. Aye, 48 be fully perforated, while others be merely in pieces or yet unfinished—looks like someone lost their patience, eh?
The stones be made o’ limestone and weigh in at a mere 1 to 34 grams. Now, some scallywags thought they might be fishin’ tools, but after a closer look, the clever researchers deduced they be spindle whorls, perfect for spinnin’ threads of wool and flax! With the use of shiny 3D models, they found these rocks had a certain standard, even if they looked all different-like.
In the end, our crafty researcher lass, along with her spinning replicas, managed to spin up a storm, and lo and behold! These jagged rocks worked just dandy! So, it seems these ancient knuckleheads were onto somethin’ big, layin’ the groundwork for future technologies. Talk about a revolutionary ship in the making, eh?