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Ancient Armageddon

By thistime, they had mastered the relatively simpletechnology for making bronze. All...

[narrator] By this
time, they had mastered the relatively simple
technology for making bronze. All they needed were animal
skin bellows and an open furnace. With these Fergus is able to
reach the temperature required, around 1600 degrees Fahrenheit to combine the tin and copper. He then pours this
molten alloy into a mold

Full Transcript

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[narrator] By this time, they had mastered
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the relatively simple technology for making bronze.
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All they needed were animal skin bellows and an open furnace.
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With these Fergus is able to reach the temperature required,
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around 1600 degrees Fahrenheit
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to combine the tin and copper.
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He then pours this molten alloy into a mold.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:38
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
history
Production
TV6 Production,Discovery Channel,France Télévisions,NHK Enterprises

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Movie Summary

This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end...
So we've broken open the mold now, - Ancient Armageddon 00:09
So we've broken open the mold now,
A lot of work but a beautiful item - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
A lot of work but a beautiful item
[narrator] But to make their tools and weapons they needed their supplies. - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
[narrator] But to make their tools and weapons they needed t...
Some historians have suggested that around 1200 BC, - Ancient Armageddon 00:56
Some historians have suggested that around 1200 BC,
[narrator] Could the tribes who first managed to make iron - Ancient Armageddon 00:34
[narrator] Could the tribes who first managed to make iron
The end of it was not the - Ancient Armageddon 00:08
The end of it was not the
Um, of a... of a superior technology - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Um, of a... of a superior technology
The archaeological narrative is based on facts. - Ancient Armageddon 00:18
The archaeological narrative is based on facts.
[narrator] Whoever the attackers were - Ancient Armageddon 00:15
[narrator] Whoever the attackers were
In fact, it is much more likely that it was the other way around. - Ancient Armageddon 00:05
In fact, it is much more likely that it was the other way ar...
It is been suggested that, perhaps, - Ancient Armageddon 00:10
It is been suggested that, perhaps,
Or maybe even copper was a little hard to get a hold of. - Ancient Armageddon 00:06
Or maybe even copper was a little hard to get a hold of.
In which case, they did turn to iron as a substitute. - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
In which case, they did turn to iron as a substitute.
[narrator] The Sea People were not tribes from the north - Ancient Armageddon 00:28
[narrator] The Sea People were not tribes from the north
The Sea People were not the creators of iron super weapons, - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
The Sea People were not the creators of iron super weapons,
Archaeologist Krzysztof Nowicki, - Ancient Armageddon 00:38
Archaeologist Krzysztof Nowicki,
[narrator] Anyone trying to access the site - Ancient Armageddon 00:17
[narrator] Anyone trying to access the site
It is, uh, I will say a very uncomfortable way to get here. - Ancient Armageddon 00:07
It is, uh, I will say a very uncomfortable way to get here.
[narrator] Despite it is perilous location - Ancient Armageddon 00:16
[narrator] Despite it is perilous location
[Krzysztof] To live here, to build houses here, - Ancient Armageddon 00:11
[Krzysztof] To live here, to build houses here,