This discovery at White Sands National Park is fascinating because it challenges our understanding of early human transportation methods.
If confirmed, it suggests that people in North America were using rudimentary transport devices thousands of years before the wheel was invented.
The travois is a simple but effective technology that was widely used by Indigenous tribes, particularly in the Great Plains, where it was later pulled by dogs and horses.
Seeing potential evidence of its use 22,000 years ago raises questions about how early humans adapted their environments to meet survival needs.
It also provides insight into how humans might have migrated, transported goods, or managed daily tasks in harsh Ice Age conditions.
The presence of children’s footprints alongside the tracks adds a human element—perhaps a family moving together or a communal effort to carry resources.