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Ancient Engineering

These shafts contain the skeletons of pyramid builders, well-preserved by the dry sand,...

These shafts contain the skeletons of pyramid builders, well-preserved by the dry sand, along with clues to how the workers were treated in life

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These shafts contain the skeletons of pyramid builders,
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well-preserved by the dry sand,
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along with clues to how the workers were treated in life.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:25
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 • E02 60% of the population now live in urban areas, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
60% of the population now live in urban areas,
S01 • E01 Rome's greatest engineers set to work. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Rome's greatest engineers set to work.
S01 • E04 It caused a good proportion of the keep - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It caused a good proportion of the keep
S01 • E05 This is sort of like putting your skeleton - Ancient Engineering 00:07
This is sort of like putting your skeleton
S01 • E01 So Vitruvius was one of those classic examples - Ancient Engineering 00:12
So Vitruvius was one of those classic examples
S01 • E04 The way they use fire to undermine structures - Ancient Engineering 00:17
The way they use fire to undermine structures
S01 • E02 The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest
S01 • E05 You create some interesting architecture, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
You create some interesting architecture,
S01 • E03 They were provided with the cans of beer and bread - Ancient Engineering 00:05
They were provided with the cans of beer and bread
S01 • E03 And some of the tombs even have inscriptions on them - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And some of the tombs even have inscriptions on them
S01 • E01 These works have guaranteed his place - Ancient Engineering 00:06
These works have guaranteed his place
S01 • E02 This manmade mountain took wall building - Ancient Engineering 00:05
This manmade mountain took wall building
S01 • E05 And what I really like about places like the Pompidou Center - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And what I really like about places like the Pompidou Center
S01 • E04 Amazingly, even after the collapse - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Amazingly, even after the collapse
S01 • E01 Vitruvius says that when we design something, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Vitruvius says that when we design something,
S01 • E02 Standing nearly 600 feet tall and 1.4 miles long, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
Standing nearly 600 feet tall and 1.4 miles long,
S01 • E03 The tombs provide strong evidence - Ancient Engineering 00:13
The tombs provide strong evidence
S01 • E04 In the end, it's hunger that does for them, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
In the end, it's hunger that does for them,
S01 • E05 Groundbreaking engineering sets trends - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Groundbreaking engineering sets trends
S01 • E01 Waterproof concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Waterproof concrete