Photo #10

 

 Wheel

Disc-wheel with a diameter of almost 75 cm, carved from a single piece of wood. This oak wheel was found along with another in a small bog near Ubbena in the province of Drenthe (Netherlands). Dated at about 2700 B.C., it is one of the oldest known wheels in Europe. Drents Museum.

 

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