The symbol was very common in the Middle Ages and was used by cultures across the world before it was appropriated by German ...

Spindle whorls beside a fireplace suggest where the women of the house sat and spun both wool and yarns on cold winter nights. Imported German and French pottery highlights how connected these ...

This collection of spindle whorls represents one of the earliest known examples of humans utilizing rotation with a wheel-like tool. They may have laid the groundwork for later rotational ...