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.

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Despite the earliest examples of the wheel dating to 4000BC, a discovery in Israel suggests it could have been 6,000 years earlier. A collection of circular limestone pebbles dating back approximately ...