"During the Harappan Period (Harappa Phase, 2600…1900 BC) there was a dramatic increase in terracotta cart and wheel types at Harappa and other sites throughout the Indus region. The diversity in carts and wheels, including depictions of what may be spoked wheels, during this period of urban expansion and trade may reflect different functional needs, as well as stylistic and cultural preferences. The unique forms and the early appearance of carts in the Indus valley region suggest that they are the result of indigenous technological development and not diffusion from West Asia or Central Asia as proposed by earlier scholars."
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Kenoyer, J. M. 2004. “Culture Change During the Late Harappan Period at Harappa: New Insights on Vedic Aryan Issues.” in : Varas and Dragonslayers: Rethinking the Indo-Iranian Expansion
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