History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c33.1

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Transportation is the act of moving of people or goods from one place to another. It is one of the most important necessities of trade without which there could be no towns and cities. Therefore, transportation becomes one of the basic instruments of civilization. Long routes were discovered in the course of immigrations and substantiated with the emergence of active trade.