[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c21.s19.1 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s19.1 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s19.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c21.s19.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s19.1) As wheels and carts were made of perishable material like wood actual ancient examples are seldom found. A wooden chariot wheel, 1.2 m in diameter, with 24 spokes and three iron bands in the hub, was found at BULANDIBAGH; it is believed to be Mauryan in date (Gupta, 1965, p. 350). But model toy-cart wheels in terracotta show that from the Harappa \[4.9\] to later times the wheel has gone through various stages of technical modifications. The idea of wheeled transport must have been derived from the heavy potter's wheel which was moved from place to place by rolling. This must have led to the idea of putting an axle between two wheels with a superstructure over it for carrying load. Animals would then have been used for drawing the contrivance. - [Previous: v1.c21.s18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s18.3) - [Next: v1.c21.s19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s19.2) - [Up: v1.c21.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Bulandibagh](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.bulandibagh) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s19.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c21.s19.1) · Pramāṇa