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Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner? (Encore)

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The History of the Wheel

The wheel could very well have come from Mesopotamia. The key to the development of the wheel for use and transportation was the axle. Spokes allowed for lighter wheels that could travel faster. Civilizations in the Americas had advanced metalworking and independently discovered bronze, which almost certainly used logs as rollers.

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