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The reason why they went to all the effort
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Ancient Engineering

The reason why they went to all the effort of building this road was because the stone...

The reason why they went to all the effort of building this road was because the stone from the quarry was a particularly exotic sort, you couldn't find anywhere else in Egypt

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The reason why they went to all the effort
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of building this road was because the stone
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from the quarry was a particularly exotic sort,
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you couldn't find anywhere else in Egypt.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:38
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E03 By creating a secure burial chamber for the King, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
By creating a secure burial chamber for the King,
S01 • E05 An office and hotel complex reaching 1099 feet - Ancient Engineering 00:05
An office and hotel complex reaching 1099 feet
S01 • E04 So how can their construction secrets be understood? - Ancient Engineering 00:05
So how can their construction secrets be understood?
S01 • E01 The basalt stone quarried at Widan-El-Faras - Ancient Engineering 00:11
The basalt stone quarried at Widan-El-Faras
S01 • E04 Luckily, the Normans left behind a blueprint - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Luckily, the Normans left behind a blueprint
S01 • E03 So royal grave sites became unmissable monuments. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
So royal grave sites became unmissable monuments.
S01 • E05 In sixth century Constantinople, the Emperor Justinian - Ancient Engineering 00:10
In sixth century Constantinople, the Emperor Justinian
S01 • E03 The earliest Kings were buried in - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The earliest Kings were buried in
S01 • E04 The evidence is woven into a unique historical document. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The evidence is woven into a unique historical document.
S01 • E02 Walls are to a certain extent a testament of fear, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Walls are to a certain extent a testament of fear,
S01 • E01 There it was placed on barges and transported up the Nile - Ancient Engineering 00:07
There it was placed on barges and transported up the Nile
S01 • E04 In a museum in the French city of Bayeux, in Normandy, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In a museum in the French city of Bayeux, in Normandy,
S01 • E03 They can be quite large, but they weren't made from stone. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
They can be quite large, but they weren't made from...
S01 • E05 To ensure success, he turned to two - Ancient Engineering 00:12
To ensure success, he turned to two
S01 • E01 Yeah, the road's an exciting discovery, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Yeah, the road's an exciting discovery,
S01 • E03 These were made from mud brick, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
These were made from mud brick,
S01 • E02 Cutting through 440 miles of undulating land, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Cutting through 440 miles of undulating land,
S01 • E04 It depicts - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It depicts
S01 • E04 The Bayeux Tapestry, it's absolute gold dust - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Bayeux Tapestry, it's absolute gold dust
S01 • E01 As the sands of time have reclaimed the land, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
As the sands of time have reclaimed the land,