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

A close-up of an artifact that depicts people riding on a horse-drawn chariot

Although the invention of the wheel some 6,000 years ago revolutionized everything from transportation to pottery making, its exact origins are still 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 … Read more