November 10, 2024

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A modeling study suggests that the first wheel was invented 6,000 years ago in the Carpathian Mountains

A modeling study suggests that the first wheel was invented 6,000 years ago in the Carpathian Mountains

Although the invention of the wheel about 6,000 years ago revolutionized everything from transportation to pottery making, its precise origins remain a mystery to archaeologists. But a new study using techniques from structural mechanics suggests that Eastern European copper miners may have been the driving force behind three major innovations in wheel technology as early as 3900 BC.

Archaeological evidence of wheels and wheeled chariots of the Copper Age (ca. 5000 to 3000 BC) abounds throughout Europe, Asia and North Africa, including graffitied battle scenes, miniature wheels, children’s toys, chariot burials, and even early textual references to the technology. . Because the wheel was Adopted so quicklyHowever, it is unclear exactly where and when it was first invented – or if it was invented independently at different times and places.