Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940 · London : J. Murray · leaf 212
I70 THE STUDY OF MAN This explanation of the origin of wheels has been adopted by various writers* who have, however, re- garded the sledge as the parent of the cart, as it was on sledges that the colossal statues of Egypt and the winged bulls of Assyria were rolled. Dr. E. Hahn, however, in his… … FiG. 23. Diagrams illustrating a probable evolution of wheels from a roller. tive essay, Demeter und Baubo, argues against this view. He thinks that in this case wheeled vehicles would have arisen wherever rollers have been em- ployed ; but it is not so, the waggon arose only in the district from…
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