Who invented the first wheel?

Historians do not know who invented the first wheel. The name of the person or persons who came up with this extremely important development is lost to history.

Evidence suggests that the first wheel dates back to 3500 B.C., according to Smithsonian Magazine. Researchers believe that the wheel first came into existence in the area of Mesopotamia, in what is today modern Iraq. Archaeological evidence also indicates that early wheels were used for pottery, not for transporting goods or people. Some experts believe that as many as three hundred years passed between when the first wheel was created and when people used them to make chariots.