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Ancient Engineering

Today city skylines are dominated by cranes mechanized equivalents of a tool invented...

Today city skylines are dominated by cranes mechanized equivalents of a tool invented around 1700 years ago, the windlass

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Today city skylines are dominated by cranes
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mechanized equivalents of a tool invented
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around 1700 years ago, the windlass.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:33
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E01 (upbeat music) - Ancient Engineering 00:08
(upbeat music)
S01 • E04 (whooshing sounds) - Ancient Engineering 00:18
(whooshing sounds)
S01 • E02 Well, the most forced labor, ordinary people, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Well, the most forced labor, ordinary people,
S01 • E03 Cargo ships carry billions of tons of goods - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Cargo ships carry billions of tons of goods
S01 • E01 It also gets hit by some of the Earth's most severe storms. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It also gets hit by some of the Earth's most severe...
S01 • E05 This early form of winch was designed to lift heavy weights. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
This early form of winch was designed to lift heavy weights.
S01 • E03 We've become very used - Ancient Engineering 00:08
We've become very used
S01 • E05 Medieval engineers adapted it to create a crane - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Medieval engineers adapted it to create a crane
S01 • E02 More than 200 crimes were punishable - Ancient Engineering 00:06
More than 200 crimes were punishable
S01 • E01 It's built to stand winds up to 180 miles per hour. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It's built to stand winds up to 180 miles per hour.
S01 • E02 And if someone died during their sentence, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And if someone died during their sentence,
S01 • E04 From its seventh century emergence in the Middle East, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
From its seventh century emergence in the Middle East,
S01 • E03 Container ships - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Container ships
S01 • E01 Piercing the sky above southern France - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Piercing the sky above southern France
S01 • E05 Like some giant hamster wheel, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Like some giant hamster wheel,
S01 • E02 For the next 10 years, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
For the next 10 years,
S01 • E01 The Millau Viaduct enables motorists - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The Millau Viaduct enables motorists
S01 • E04 By the 11th century, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
By the 11th century,
S01 • E05 Placed high in the building, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Placed high in the building,
S01 • E02 They started in the barren lands of the Gobi desert. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
They started in the barren lands of the Gobi desert.