History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c33.s7.t3.7

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Various classifications of colours, wood, and even decorations also seem to have dominated in the ancient days. Sometimes, hundreds of bullock-carts gathering together and forming a caravan traversed from one end of the country to the other and occasionally we hear of bands of volunteer police being hired to protect the merchandise on the way from thieves and robbers. By means of rivers, canals and highways, the commodities were despatched to the ports and harbours with a view to their export to foreign countries in sea-going vessels.