> The first wheels were not used for transportation. Historical veracity aside, I've heard this before and it just doesn't make sense for me why it's always pr

> The first wheels were not used for transportation. Historical veracity aside, I've heard this before and it just doesn't make sense for me why it's always presented as if this is the real invention of 'the wheel'. A 'pottery wheel' and a 'rolling wheel/axle' are separate inventions. There are some common mechanical elements, but the invention of the wheel, as commonly discussed, implies both rolling and transportation, neither of which a pottery wheel does. There doesn't seem to be a clear lineage connecting the two, either.