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Ancient Engineering

It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete sufficiently robust to stabilize the...

It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete sufficiently robust to stabilize the building in an earthquake

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It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete
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sufficiently robust to stabilize
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the building in an earthquake
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:55
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • 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,
S01 • E02 Babylon, the sinful city of the Bible, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Babylon, the sinful city of the Bible,
S01 • E05 Calling for a lot of concrete to be poured in one go. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Calling for a lot of concrete to be poured in one go.
S01 • E01 Incredibly, it had been constructed long before - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Incredibly, it had been constructed long before
S01 • E04 It's a move from what would be seen as kind of a fort, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's a move from what would be seen as kind of a fort,
S01 • E05 Engineers choreographed 2000 truckloads of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Engineers choreographed 2000 truckloads of concrete
S01 • E02 And Jerusalem, the Holy City, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
And Jerusalem, the Holy City,
S01 • E01 Yeah the road's an exciting discovery - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Yeah the road's an exciting discovery
S01 • E03 But over 4,000 years ago, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
But over 4,000 years ago,
S01 • E04 They were built in places - Ancient Engineering 00:17
They were built in places
S01 • E03 And they were certain the efforts their engineers made - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And they were certain the efforts their engineers made
S01 • E02 Methods may have changed, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Methods may have changed,
S01 • E05 When completed, the foundations were 18 feet deep - Ancient Engineering 00:07
When completed, the foundations were 18 feet deep
S01 • E03 Each royal mummy had to be buried - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Each royal mummy had to be buried
S01 • E02 Standing between Jerusalem and the ancient side of Jericho, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Standing between Jerusalem and the ancient side of Jericho,
S01 • E03 And it was only when this was done - Ancient Engineering 00:10
And it was only when this was done
S01 • E04 It is believed - Ancient Engineering 00:11
It is believed
S01 • E01 The reason why they went to all the effort - Ancient Engineering 00:12
The reason why they went to all the effort
S01 • E03 By creating a secure burial chamber for the King, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
By creating a secure burial chamber for the King,