The invention of the wheel is often hailed as one of the most transformative moments in human history. Yet, for all its importance, the origins of this revolutionary technology remain murky.

The invention of the wheel has long been considered a major breakthrough in human history. But now, the records may have to be rewritten – as the earliest evidence of wheel use has been pushed ...

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 ...