22,000-year-old tracks are earliest evidence of transport vehicles

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February 24, 2025, 1:18 PM

• •Tracks and footprints found in New Mexico are by far the earliest evidence of people using primitive vehicles to transport things.
• •The tracks are thought to have been made by people pulling long pieces of wood laden with goods.
• •This kind of primitive vehicle is known as a travois.

The earliest evidence of people using primitive vehicles to transport things has been found in New Mexico. The tracks and footprints, which are up to 22,000 years old, are thought to have been made by people pulling long pieces of wood laden with goods. This kind of primitive vehicle is known as a travois.

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