Editing Sled (section)

==History==
[[File:NMA.0035032.jpg|thumb|Sleds as the normal form of winter transport near [[Stockholm]] c. 1800.]]
[[File:Carabao with sled, 1899.jpg|thumb|A [[carabao sled]] ({{lang|fil|kangga}}) in the [[Philippines]] (c.&nbsp;1899)]]
[[File:Sanki.JPG|thumb|A child's sledge (19th century), [[Radomysl Castle]]]]

The people of [[Ancient Egypt]] are thought to have used sledges (aka "skids") extensively in the construction of their public works, in particular for the transportation of heavy [[obelisk]]s over sand.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCoy |first=Terrence |date=2 May 2014 |title=The Surprisingly Simple Way Egyptians Moved Massive Pyramid Stones Without Modern Technology |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/05/02/the-surprisingly-simple-way-egyptians-moved-massive-pyramid-stones-without-modern-technology/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en |access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>

Sleds and sledges were found in the [[Oseberg Ship|Oseberg "Viking" ship]] excavation.  The sledge was also highly prized, because – unlike wheeled vehicles – it was exempt from tolls.

Until the late 19th century, a closed winter sled, or ''[[vozok]]'', provided a high-speed means of transport through the snow-covered plains of European Russia and Siberia. It was a means of transport preferred by royals, bishops, and [[boyar]]s of [[Tsardom of Russia|Muscovy]]. Several royal ''vozoks'' of historical importance have been preserved in the [[Kremlin Armoury]].

Man-hauled sledges were the traditional means of transport on British exploring expeditions to the [[Arctic]] and [[Antarctic]] regions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, championed for example by [[Robert Falcon Scott|Captain Scott]].  [[Dog sled]]s were used by most others, such as [[Roald Amundsen]].

In the [[Philippines]], a traditional [[carabao]]-drawn sled is known as the ''[[kangga]]''. It is still used in place of wheeled carts over rough or muddy terrain, while also having the advantage of traveling over [[rice paddy]] dikes without destroying them.<ref name="Zabilka">{{cite book |last1=Zabilka |first1=Gladys |title=Customs and Culture of the Philippines |date=1963 |publisher=C. E. Tuttle Company |isbn=9780804801348 |page=37}}</ref>