Why Indians did not use a wheel

In spite of the fact that the principle of a wheel was known to people as in the territory Southern, and North America, it did not gain such distribution, as in cultures of the Old World. At first sight it looks strange, but on that there were reasons... Figure of a deer on wheels, State of Veracruz (?), Mexico, 300-900 AD. Collection The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The principle of a wheel was known to people as in the territory Southern, and North America Are found toys on the wheels, similar to modern children's toys. Indians Maya when laying roads used massive stone cylinders like the modern...