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Ancient Engineering

In the mid nineties, while mapping out a region 43 miles southwest of modern Cairo, two...

In the mid nineties, while mapping out a region 43 miles southwest of modern Cairo, two American geologists made an amazing discovery

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In the mid nineties,
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while mapping out a region 43 miles southwest
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of modern Cairo,
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two American geologists made an amazing discovery.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:20
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 So human civilization is literally a product of the wall. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So human civilization is literally a product of the wall.
S01 • E05 Workers would need to dig deep foundations - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Workers would need to dig deep foundations
S01 • E04 (men shouting) - Ancient Engineering 00:12
(men shouting)
S01 • E02 With Jericho, the defensive wall had arrived. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
With Jericho, the defensive wall had arrived.
S01 • E03 People hope that when they're eventually - Ancient Engineering 00:12
People hope that when they're eventually
S01 • E01 They stumbled across a series of stone slabs - Ancient Engineering 00:05
They stumbled across a series of stone slabs
S01 • E02 In the next few centuries, great walled cities - Ancient Engineering 00:10
In the next few centuries, great walled cities
S01 • E05 Today mechanical excavators dig foundations - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Today mechanical excavators dig foundations
S01 • E04 To establish regional power bases throughout the land, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
To establish regional power bases throughout the land,
S01 • E03 The procedure must begin minutes after death. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The procedure must begin minutes after death.
S01 • E01 Further studies revealed these were paving stones. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Further studies revealed these were paving stones.
S01 • E02 Damascus, sitting at the crossroads of Africa and Asia. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Damascus, sitting at the crossroads of Africa and Asia.
S01 • E03 Antifreeze compounds replace the corpse's blood - Ancient Engineering 00:26
Antifreeze compounds replace the corpse's blood
S01 • E01 Although much of its length had disappeared over time, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Although much of its length had disappeared over time,
S01 • E04 The castle was, arguably, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
The castle was, arguably,
S01 • E05 In 2014 the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In 2014 the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles
S01 • E05 It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete
S01 • E02 Uruk, ancient city of Mesopotamia - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Uruk, ancient city of Mesopotamia
S01 • E01 Pottery fragments found nearby proved it had been built - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Pottery fragments found nearby proved it had been built
S01 • E04 Wherever William marched his army, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Wherever William marched his army,