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Cutting the rock would be a Herculean task
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Ancient Engineering

Cutting the rock would be a Herculean task for laborers equipped only with copper chisels...

Cutting the rock would be a Herculean task for laborers equipped only with copper chisels and crude hammers

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Cutting the rock would be a Herculean task
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for laborers equipped only
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with copper chisels and crude hammers.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:24
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E04 Playing a role in some of the bloodiest military campaigns - Ancient Engineering 00:20
Playing a role in some of the bloodiest military campaigns
S01 • E02 They will advance and keep developing - Ancient Engineering 00:04
They will advance and keep developing
S01 • E01 (scream and crash) - Ancient Engineering 00:07
(scream and crash)
S01 • E03 The physical toll that must take on the body - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The physical toll that must take on the body
S01 • E05 The Bishop of Paris, Maurice de Sully was determined - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The Bishop of Paris, Maurice de Sully was determined
S01 • E02 China first became a unified nation 2,000 years ago - Ancient Engineering 00:10
China first became a unified nation 2,000 years ago
S01 • E01 They created this magical structure called the arch. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
They created this magical structure called the arch.
S01 • E03 Theory suggests that - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Theory suggests that
S01 • E01 The entire structure is in compression, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
The entire structure is in compression,
S01 • E04 Tunnels were also used to great effect - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Tunnels were also used to great effect
S01 • E05 Like Saint-Denis, Notre Dame Cathedral - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Like Saint-Denis, Notre Dame Cathedral
S01 • E04 Viet Cong built a huge network of tunnels - Ancient Engineering 00:16
Viet Cong built a huge network of tunnels
S01 • E02 The Great wall of China, the most astonishing fortification - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The Great wall of China, the most astonishing fortification
S01 • E03 Since Khufu's reign, demand for natural resources - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Since Khufu's reign, demand for natural resources
S01 • E01 Bigger arches boosted - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Bigger arches boosted
S01 • E05 There's almost certainly a one-upmanship - Ancient Engineering 00:05
There's almost certainly a one-upmanship
S01 • E01 This arch structure, which enables you to build up, - Ancient Engineering 00:19
This arch structure, which enables you to build up,
S01 • E03 Quarrying now takes place on an industrial scale. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Quarrying now takes place on an industrial scale.
S01 • E02 The guards at the eastern end of the wall - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The guards at the eastern end of the wall
S01 • E05 Threw down the gauntlet to his cathedral builders. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Threw down the gauntlet to his cathedral builders.