This dimension places a specific mode of transport inside the wider family it belongs to, such as rail sitting inside land transport. Wikipedia's own account of transport notes that "the different modes of transport include air, water, and land transport, which includes rails or railways, road and off-road transport." Browsing by broader mode lets a visitor move from a narrow, specific mode up to the general category that contains it.
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1. Wikipedia: Water transport (Maritime transport)
WikipediaMaritime transport, prehistoric originsQuote, Maritime transport, prehistoric origins
Maritime transport began in prehistory: around 4000 BCE, when people living in river-valley and coastal societies, such as in Mesopotamia, developed basic watercraft to move people, food and goods along waterways.
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