Difference between revisions of "Portage"
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| − | A portage is a site, where water-craft was dragged across an isthmus. Portages are important | + | A portage is a site, where water-craft was dragged across an isthmus. Portages are historically important places of commerce and transshipment in a coastal or fluvial landscape and can be traced archaeologically and on the basis of toponyms.<ref>Westerdahl, C. 2006. The Significance of PortagesProceedings of the First International Conference on the Significance of Portages, 29th Sept-2nd Oct 2004, in Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway, arranged by the County Municipality of Vest-Agder, Kristiansand</ref> |
Revision as of 14:56, 4 August 2020
A portage is a site, where water-craft was dragged across an isthmus. Portages are historically important places of commerce and transshipment in a coastal or fluvial landscape and can be traced archaeologically and on the basis of toponyms.[1]
- ↑ Westerdahl, C. 2006. The Significance of PortagesProceedings of the First International Conference on the Significance of Portages, 29th Sept-2nd Oct 2004, in Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway, arranged by the County Municipality of Vest-Agder, Kristiansand
