The wheel is the classic example of early human invention—a quintessential innovation that distinguishes Homo sapiens from all other animals. But in the scope of human history, the wheel is ...

The origins of the wheel remain one of history's greatest mysteries, obscured by fragmented evidence and centuries of ...

We don’t know whether Europe’s ancient wagon technology was wheeled in from elsewhere or invented independently. But there is another line of evidence that the wheel was established in Europe ...