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Kinda west-centric? The earliest wheels were used in 3500BC Eurasia, particularly Slovenia. But sure, let's pretend it was invented in Greece, 3000 years later
by JoeAltmaier 3y ago
Kinda west-centric? The earliest wheels were used in 3500BC Eurasia, particularly Slovenia.
But sure, let's pretend it was invented in Greece, 3000 years later. Never mind the burial mounds that had vehicles in them in the Ukraine, the clay tablets of Uruk discussing wagons and transport of goods. History is all about western civilization, right?
This may be a better discussion of the topic:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/archaeologists-have-long-sought-but-never-found-the-very-first-wheel https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/archaeologists...
- ewgoforth 3y agoSlovenia is actually west of Greece.
- cplusplusfellow 3y agoBeat me to it. If Slovenia is Eurasia, wouldn’t Greece also be?
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoWhen was the last time anybody considered Slovenia a 'Western' nation? Just asking.
- sneed_chucker 3y agoThe article claims the wheelbarrow was invented in Greece, not the wheel itself.