ELI5: How did some otherwise-advanced ancient civilizations, like the Maya, never develop the wheel? via /r/explainlikeimfive


ELI5: How did some otherwise-advanced ancient civilizations, like the Maya, never develop the wheel?

The wheel was known to many/most ancient civilizations, yet some, like the Maya, never developed it.

Why not?

Submitted July 30, 2020 at 07:38AM
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