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Ancient Engineering

They now knew that large high-quality blocks of limestone would strengthen a pyramid's...

They now knew that large high-quality blocks of limestone would strengthen a pyramid's foundation and a wider base with a shallower angle of incline would increase its stability

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They now knew that large high-quality blocks of limestone
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would strengthen a pyramid's foundation
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and a wider base with a shallower angle of incline
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would increase its stability.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:29
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 • E05 They took the weight, which was pressed outward - Ancient Engineering 00:14
They took the weight, which was pressed outward
S01 • E01 This was to counteract things - Ancient Engineering 00:09
This was to counteract things
S01 • E04 The engineering principles behind the trebuchet - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The engineering principles behind the trebuchet
S01 • E02 Soldiers would be stationed in these forts - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Soldiers would be stationed in these forts
S01 • E01 Using this creative blue and yellow lighting - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Using this creative blue and yellow lighting
S01 • E03 It is 43 degrees, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It is 43 degrees,
S01 • E04 A trebuchet - Ancient Engineering 00:12
A trebuchet
S01 • E02 And so that they could send signals - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And so that they could send signals
S01 • E05 And with thinner walls, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
And with thinner walls,
S01 • E02 Hadrian's wall was a huge statement of intent. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Hadrian's wall was a huge statement of intent.
S01 • E01 This clever tying together - Ancient Engineering 00:07
This clever tying together
S01 • E03 After decades long attempts, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
After decades long attempts,
S01 • E02 To the local tribes, this would have been - Ancient Engineering 00:07
To the local tribes, this would have been
S01 • E04 The counterweight is hoisted into the air - Ancient Engineering 00:16
The counterweight is hoisted into the air
S01 • E03 Engineering genius had triumphed against all odds, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Engineering genius had triumphed against all odds,
S01 • E01 The tunnel opened in the year 2000, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The tunnel opened in the year 2000,
S01 • E05 Just as Abbot Suger had intended, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Just as Abbot Suger had intended,
S01 • E02 This was a structure which sent the message: - Ancient Engineering 00:06
This was a structure which sent the message:
S01 • E05 The link between light and the divine - Ancient Engineering 00:23
The link between light and the divine
S01 • E02 And this is something that's been designed to control us. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
And this is something that's been designed to control...