Editing Sledding (section)

==History==
[[Image:Wooden sled.jpg|thumb|Old-fashioned wooden sled (or [[Toboggan]] without runners)]]

The practical use of sleds is ancient and widespread. They were never developed in areas with inconsistent winter snow cover, as vehicles to transport materials and/or people failed, far more people walked than used wheeled vehicles in icy and snowy conditions. Early designs included hand-pulled sizes as well as larger dog, horse, or ox drawn versions. Early examples of sleds and sledges were found in the [[Oseberg ship|Oseberg Viking ship excavation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Oseberg finds|url=https://www.khm.uio.no/english/visit-us/viking-ship-museum/exhibitions/oseberg/|publisher=www.khm.uio.no/|access-date=November 14, 2013}}</ref> The [[Toboggan]] [[sled]] is also a traditional form of transport used by the [[Innu]] and [[Cree]] of northern Canada and the people of Ancient Egypt are thought to have used sledges (on the desert sand and on ramps) extensively for construction.