when was the pottery wheel invented
History of the Pottery Wheel. The original pottery wheel didn't spin constantly. I was just a round surface that could be rotated as the pot was being built by hand. About 5000 years ago the pottery wheel was invented. There have been many versions of it over the centuries, including hand powered and foot powered wheels. There are wheels that are spun using a stick which is inserted into a notch on the wheel. There are foot powered treadle wheels.
History. No one individual can take credit for developing the potter's wheel, but discovery of the ancient pottery equipment has helped in establishing its origin. A simple revolving wheel dating back to 3000 B.C. was discovered in Mesopotamia, the area between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.