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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 world's oldest securely dated wooden wheel and axle was found near the Ljubljana Marsh in 2002. [ 1 ] In the transition period between the Bronze Age to the Iron Age , the Urnfield culture flourished.
The Ljubljana Marshes Wheel, dating to the Neolithic period, is the oldest wooden wheel yet discovered. Present-day Slovenia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. There is evidence of human habitation from around 250,000 years ago. [ 27 ]
An early example of a wooden wheel and its axle was found in 2002 at the Ljubljana Marshes some 20 km south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. According to radiocarbon dating, it is between 5,100 and 5,350 years old. The wheel was made of ash and oak and had a radius of 70 cm and the axle was 120 cm long and made of oak. [10]
Ljubljana Wheel, Slovenia, 3150 BC. Middle Chalcolithic. This section does not cite any sources. ... Hindustan Times: World's oldest Copper Age settlement found
c. 3138 BC Ljubljana Marshes Wheel is a wooden wheel that was found in the Ljubljana Marsh in Slovenia. [2] Radiocarbon dating showed that it is approximately 5,150 years old, which makes it the oldest wooden wheel yet discovered.
c. 3138 BC Ljubljana Marshes Wheel is a wooden wheel that was found in the Ljubljana Marsh in Slovenia. [6] Radiocarbon dating showed that it is approximately 5,150 years old, which makes it the oldest wooden wheel yet discovered.
Egyptians developed wheels with spokes about 2000 years ago, followed by Europeans some 1400 years ago. [4] Another source says the oldest wheel used for transportation, with a radius of 27.5 inches (70 centimeters), was discovered in 2002, about 12.5 miles (20 kilometres) south west of Ljubljana in Slovenia, and is believed to be 5200 years ...