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Ancient Engineering

This precarious existence led to an obsession with death and the afterlife

This precarious existence led to an obsession with death and the afterlife

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This precarious existence
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led to an obsession with death and the afterlife.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:37
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 There's something romantic about it. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
There's something romantic about it.
S01 • E04 But where did the ideas - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But where did the ideas
S01 • E05 It came to be known as the Byzantine Empire - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It came to be known as the Byzantine Empire
S01 • E03 And in order to protect the bodies of their dead, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
And in order to protect the bodies of their dead,
S01 • E01 It was discovered in the unlikeliest of places. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
It was discovered in the unlikeliest of places.
S01 • E02 But the people that built the first brick walled homes - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But the people that built the first brick walled homes
S01 • E05 The Byzantine empire was the most important economic, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The Byzantine empire was the most important economic,
S01 • E04 Throughout the ancient world, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Throughout the ancient world,
S01 • E03 Mummification was invented to provide - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Mummification was invented to provide
S01 • E02 Their new shelters could actually make them more vulnerable. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Their new shelters could actually make them more vulnerable.
S01 • E01 Built by a civilization - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Built by a civilization
S01 • E04 Ancient literature, from the Bible to the Trojan War, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Ancient literature, from the Bible to the Trojan War,
S01 • E02 As archeologists further explored the ruins of Jericho, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
As archeologists further explored the ruins of Jericho,
S01 • E05 In 532, the new emperor Justinian wanted to signal - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In 532, the new emperor Justinian wanted to signal
S01 • E03 The body of the deceased - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The body of the deceased
S01 • E04 And, in the Classical Era, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
And, in the Classical Era,
S01 • E02 Inventing the brick was just the beginning. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Inventing the brick was just the beginning.
S01 • E01 Around 5,000 years ago, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Around 5,000 years ago,
S01 • E03 All the organs were removed, excluding the heart. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
All the organs were removed, excluding the heart.
S01 • E05 It would be known as the Hagia Sophia or Holy wisdom. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It would be known as the Hagia Sophia or Holy wisdom.