Ljubljana Marshes Wheel | |
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![]() Having a diameter of 70 centimetres (27+1⁄2 in), the wheel is made of ash and oak. The aperture for the 120-centimetre-long (47+1⁄4 in) axle is square, which means that the wheel and the axle rotated together. | |
Material | Ash wood |
Created | Chalcolithic (approx. 5,100-5,350 BP) |
Discovered | 2002 in Ljubljana Marsh, Slovenia |
Present location | Ljubljana City Museum, Ljubljana |
The Ljubljana Marshes Wheel is a wooden wheel that was found in the Ljubljana Marsh some 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, in 2002.[1] Radiocarbon dating, performed in the VERA laboratory (Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator) in Vienna, showed that it was approximately 5,100 to 5,350 years old, which makes it the oldest wooden wheel yet discovered. It was discovered by a team of Slovene archeologists from the Ljubljana Institute of Archaeology, a part of the Research Center at the Slovene Academy of Arts and Sciences, under the guidance of Anton Velušček.
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