Army was always accompanied by laborers and engineers which worked as sappers and miners.
Labour gang preceded armies and repaired , flattened roads , broke rocks , filled quicksand with dry earth ,fell trees , made boat Bridges , searched for suitable places for camps etc.
Labour gang preceded armies and repaired , flattened roads , broke rocks , filled quicksand with dry earth ,fell trees , made boat Bridges , searched for suitable places for camps etc.
There was a separate department dealing with this.
How traders crossed the Maru and reached the cities of Sindhu Valley . They travelled only during night . A sthalanirnayaka (Land Guide) guided the caravan with the help of Stars .
Probable description of Indian merchant's route from Bhrigukaccha (Bharuch) to Mediterranean .
Nalamala = Canal ( ? between Red sea and Mediterranean)
Valabhamukha = Volcanic sea (? Mediterranean)
Nalamala = Canal ( ? between Red sea and Mediterranean)
Valabhamukha = Volcanic sea (? Mediterranean)