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(1) Cars play an extremely important role in the history of human progress. There are three main materials for prehistoric cars: objects, models (made of pottery and copper) and patterns (including rock paintings). As far as 2020 is concerned, the earliest cars in the world will appear in the Middle East and Europe.

(2) In the two river basins in the Middle East, Sumerians entered the civilized era during the Uluk culture period. On the clay tablets during the Uruk culture period, hieroglyphics representing cars appeared. Judging from these words, the car at that time was four-wheeled.

(3) 1974, a wheel model made of chalk was found in Arruda, Syria, with a diameter of 8 cm and a thickness of about 3 cm, and its age was also in the period of Uruk culture. There are protruding hubs on both sides of the wheel. From the overall model, it should be a wheel model, which is also the earliest wheel model in the Middle East.

(4) This model is now in the Archaeological Museum in Aleppo, Syria. In addition, a wheel model made of clay was unearthed in Arslantepe, eastern Turkey, with a diameter of about 7.5 cm, which is equivalent to the period of Uruk culture. This wheel model also has protruding wheels on both sides.