According to archaeologists, the was invented around 4000 BCE probably independently and nearly simultaneously in Mesopotamia in present-day , the Northern Caucasus and Central Europe.
Manut ring para arkeolog, roda kakeniang pantaraning 4000 SM minab ngraga miwah sinarengan ring Mesopotamia (mangkin Irak), Kaukasus Utara (budaya Maykop) miwah Eropa Tengah.