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Caerphilly and other 13th century super castles
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Ancient Engineering

Caerphilly and other 13th century super castles were so brilliantly engineered that any...

Caerphilly and other 13th century super castles were so brilliantly engineered that any attack would likely prove futile

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Caerphilly and other 13th century super castles
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were so brilliantly engineered
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that any attack would likely prove futile.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:07
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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Movie Summary

A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E05 The solutions arrived at in Notre Dame were world changing - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The solutions arrived at in Notre Dame were world changing
S01 • E03 It's a solid structure built on solid foundations, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It's a solid structure built on solid foundations,
S01 • E01 Tree ring dating revealed it had been built - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Tree ring dating revealed it had been built
S01 • E05 Innovations built into the fabric of the cathedral - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Innovations built into the fabric of the cathedral
S01 • E02 Incredibly, 10,000 years ago, these Stone Age peoples - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Incredibly, 10,000 years ago, these Stone Age peoples
S01 • E03 The great pyramid - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The great pyramid
S01 • E04 But how did medieval builders and architects - Ancient Engineering 00:08
But how did medieval builders and architects
S01 • E01 That's the wonderful thing about dendrochronology, - Ancient Engineering 00:13
That's the wonderful thing about dendrochronology,
S01 • E05 So what are the engineering secrets - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So what are the engineering secrets
S01 • E03 For centuries it has remained - Ancient Engineering 00:05
For centuries it has remained
S01 • E04 The last of the great super castles - Ancient Engineering 00:16
The last of the great super castles
S01 • E03 The complex engineering that went into that - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The complex engineering that went into that
S01 • E01 The structure had survived - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The structure had survived
S01 • E05 To create Gothic, medieval architects - Ancient Engineering 00:10
To create Gothic, medieval architects
S01 • E03 The kind of challenges just to build something of that scale - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The kind of challenges just to build something of that scale
S01 • E01 With little or no access to oxygen, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
With little or no access to oxygen,
S01 • E02 Clay is a very fine-grained soil - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Clay is a very fine-grained soil
S01 • E03 What drove the Egyptians - Ancient Engineering 00:05
What drove the Egyptians
S01 • E01 The well-preserved wooden remains are an example - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The well-preserved wooden remains are an example
S01 • E04 Although modern armies no longer build castles, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
Although modern armies no longer build castles,