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Origins of the Wheel
The Ancients
The Wheel: Invention and Origins
This chapter investigates the origins of the wheel, emphasizing the debate between a single invention in Mesopotamia around 3000 BC and its independent emergence in multiple regions. It explores the relationship between animal domestication and wheel usage, alongside the cultural transitions during the Copper to Bronze Age in Eastern Europe.
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