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Ancient Engineering

For centuries it has remained one of the great engineering enigmas

For centuries it has remained one of the great engineering enigmas

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For centuries it has remained
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one of the great engineering enigmas.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:27
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 • 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,
S01 • E05 These simple structures had their roots - Ancient Engineering 00:06
These simple structures had their roots
S01 • E02 So it's a very easy material to locate and to work with. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
So it's a very easy material to locate and to work...
S01 • E03 Of course, there are many theories - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Of course, there are many theories
S01 • E02 The ancients molded clay - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The ancients molded clay
S01 • E05 The Basilican form is not a religious building - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The Basilican form is not a religious building
S01 • E03 Were they really enormous burial places - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Were they really enormous burial places
S01 • E01 Archeologists named it the Sweet track - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Archeologists named it the Sweet track
S01 • E02 Drying made them stronger - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Drying made them stronger
S01 • E05 A Basilica was always a predictable - Ancient Engineering 00:06
A Basilica was always a predictable
S01 • E04 We still want to be secure in our buildings - Ancient Engineering 00:15
We still want to be secure in our buildings
S01 • E03 Even the ancient Egyptians looked back generations later - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Even the ancient Egyptians looked back generations later