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Ancient Engineering

Today mechanical excavators dig foundations which are then reinforced with concrete

Today mechanical excavators dig foundations which are then reinforced with concrete

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Today mechanical excavators dig foundations
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which are then reinforced with concrete.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:35
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E04 To establish regional power bases throughout the land, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
To establish regional power bases throughout the land,
S01 • E01 Further studies revealed these were paving stones. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Further studies revealed these were paving stones.
S01 • E03 The procedure must begin minutes after death. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The procedure must begin minutes after death.
S01 • E02 Damascus, sitting at the crossroads of Africa and Asia. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Damascus, sitting at the crossroads of Africa and Asia.
S01 • E03 Antifreeze compounds replace the corpse's blood - Ancient Engineering 00:26
Antifreeze compounds replace the corpse's blood
S01 • E01 Although much of its length had disappeared over time, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Although much of its length had disappeared over time,
S01 • E04 The castle was, arguably, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
The castle was, arguably,
S01 • E05 In 2014 the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In 2014 the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles
S01 • E05 It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete
S01 • E02 Uruk, ancient city of Mesopotamia - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Uruk, ancient city of Mesopotamia
S01 • E01 Pottery fragments found nearby proved it had been built - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Pottery fragments found nearby proved it had been built
S01 • E04 Wherever William marched his army, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Wherever William marched his army,
S01 • E02 Babylon, the sinful city of the Bible, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Babylon, the sinful city of the Bible,
S01 • E05 Calling for a lot of concrete to be poured in one go. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Calling for a lot of concrete to be poured in one go.
S01 • E01 Incredibly, it had been constructed long before - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Incredibly, it had been constructed long before
S01 • E04 It's a move from what would be seen as kind of a fort, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's a move from what would be seen as kind of a fort,
S01 • E05 Engineers choreographed 2000 truckloads of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Engineers choreographed 2000 truckloads of concrete
S01 • E02 And Jerusalem, the Holy City, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
And Jerusalem, the Holy City,
S01 • E01 Yeah the road's an exciting discovery - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Yeah the road's an exciting discovery
S01 • E03 But over 4,000 years ago, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
But over 4,000 years ago,