First use of the wheel

According to Official Guinness Records,

The earliest documented use of the wheel as a means of transport dates back 5,500 years to Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Previously, humans had moved heavy objects by rolling them over logs.

For a complete list of 2003 records, please visit 2003 Guinness Records in Iraq.

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