The Wheel in Ancient America

Title	The Wheel in Ancient America
Publication Type	Magazine Article
Year of Publication	1946
Authors	Ferguson, Thomas Stuart
Magazine	Improvement Era
Volume	49
Issue Number	12
Pagination	785, 818–819
Date Published	December 1946
Keywords	Ancient America – Mesoamerica; Ancient Near East; Archaeology; External Evidence; Mesopotamia; Wheels
Abstract	This article argues against those that believe that the ancient Americans had no knowledge of the wheel by presenting five reproductions of wheeled toys and several scholarly views on the existence of such in Mesoamerica.

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