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Patrick Pester

20,000-year-old evidence of ancient 'vehicles' discovered in New Mexico

An illustration of two Indigenous people pulling hand cart-like contraptions .

The earliest known North Americans used wooden "vehicles" to transport goods, and possibly even people, more than 20,000 years ago, a new study suggests.

Researchers discovered sled-like drag marks alongside ancient footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico — potentially the oldest human footprint site in North America.

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