The gypsum dunes of White Sands National Park in New Mexico are already famous for preserving some of the oldest human ...

Researchers discovered sled-like drag marks alongside ancient footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico — ...

The tracks, researchers determined, were from humans dragging a type of sled called a travois behind them as they walked. The existence of the travois is nothing new, but these tracks are the ...

Researchers identified drag marks alongside some of the oldest ... indicate that the marks were likely created by a travois – a simple sled-like device made of wooden poles dragged across ...

These sleds carried everything from houses to children before horses arrived. Footprints next to the drag marks suggest adults pulled the sleds while children walked alongside—a prehistoric ...

If you grew up in a snowy climate, chances are you’ve ridden a sled or toboggan when you were young. The downhill part of sledding is great fun, but dragging the thing back up gets boring quickly.