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TitleThe Wheel in Ancient America
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1968
AuthorsCheesman, Paul R.
JournalBYU Studies Quarterly
Volume9
Issue2
Pagination185-197
KeywordsAncient America; Wheels
Abstract

The wheel is a basic mechanical device regarded by most scholars as one indication of a higher civilization. The earliest known use of the wheel is depicted on a limestone relief in Mesopotamia and indicates the use of a cart dating c. 3500 BC. For many years, scientific investigation has failed to produce information supporting the use of the wheel in Ancient America. Lately, however, there have been some artifacts found which are of serious interest to the student in this field, which is further supported by

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