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The last of the great super castles
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Ancient Engineering

The last of the great super castles were built more than 500 years ago, but these mighty...

The last of the great super castles were built more than 500 years ago, but these mighty medieval fortresses and the construction techniques they pioneered have influenced defensive engineering up to the present day

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The last of the great super castles
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were built more than 500 years ago,
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but these mighty medieval fortresses
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and the construction techniques they pioneered
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have influenced defensive engineering
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up to the present day.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:27
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 • 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