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The Ljubljana Marshes Wheel is a wooden wheel that was found in the Ljubljana Marsh some 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, in 2002. [1] Radiocarbon dating , performed in the VERA laboratory ( Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator ) in Vienna , showed that it was approximately 5,100 to 5,350 years old, which ...
The oldest indirect evidence of wheeled movement was found in the form of miniature clay wheels north of the Black Sea before 4000 BCE. From the middle of the 4th millennium BCE onward, the evidence is condensed throughout Europe in the form of toy cars, depictions, or ruts, with the oldest find in Northern Germany dating back to around 3400 BCE.
In 1989, the Cosmo Clock 21 in Yokohama, Japan, became the world’s tallest Ferris wheel at 107.5 meters (353 feet). It was one of the first large-scale wheels to incorporate an integrated clock, combining functionality with entertainment. At the turn of the 21st century, Ferris wheels reached new heights.
A potter's wheel from the middle of the 5th millennium BC is the oldest ever found, and predates evidence of wheels in Mesopotamia by several hundred years. [19] The culture also has the oldest evidence of wheels for vehicles, which predate any evidence of wheels for vehicles in Mesopotamia by several hundred years as well. [16] [20] [21] [22]
The following is a list of the world's oldest surviving physical documents. Each entry is the most ancient of each language or civilization. For example, the Narmer Palette may be the most ancient from Egypt, but there are many other surviving written documents from Egypt later than the Narmer Palette but still more ancient than the Missal of Silos.
The oldest wooden wheels usable for transport were found in southern Russia and dated to 3325 ± 125 BC. [1] Evidence of wheeled vehicles appears from the mid- 4th millennium BC , between the North Sea and Mesopotamia [ citation needed ] .
Sequence of wheels found in Rio Tinto mines. The compartmented water wheel comes in two basic forms, the wheel with compartmented body (Latin tympanum) and the wheel with compartmented rim or a rim with separate, attached containers. [19] The wheels could be either turned by men treading on its outside or by animals by means of a sakia gear.
True potter's wheels, which are freely-spinning and have a wheel and axle mechanism, were developed in Mesopotamia by 4200–4000 BCE. [2] The oldest surviving example, which was found in Ur (modern day Iraq), dates to approximately 3100 BCE. [3] Evidence of wheeled vehicles appeared by the late 4th millennium BCE.