Invention Of Wheel: How Was The Wheel Invented?

Wheels eased the job of carrying heavy loads across distances, but before the invention of the wheel, the man himself used to carry those heavy loads. Later, he began taming animals, like oxen, horses, donkeys, and camels, and used them for carrying the loads. Gradually, men started carrying loads by dragging wood planks with the help of animals.

After a long time, around 3500 BC, an idea struck one of the wise Homo sapiens residing in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq). He cut a disc from the trunk of a tree and made a hole in its center; the end product was the wheel—arguably the greatest invention in human history! Interestingly, the wheel he invented was not used for transportation but for pottery!