Before revision: Mesopotamian civilization is credited with the invention of the wheel , along with the wheel and axle mechanism, with the development of the potter's wheel ; this was followed millennia later by the development of wheeled vehicles in Mesopotamia and Eastern Europe .Man and Wound in the Ancient World A History of Military Medicine from Sumer to the Fall of Constantinople By Richard A. Gabriel 65 page
After revision: Mesopotamian civilization is credited with the invention of wheel and axle mechanism, with the development of the potter's wheel appearing in the Near East by the 5th millennium BC, followed by evidence of wheeled vehicles in Mesopotamia and Eastern Europe during the 4th millennium BC.