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Ancient Engineering

Today, the planet is alive with the sound of rubber on tarmac

Today, the planet is alive with the sound of rubber on tarmac

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Today, the planet is alive
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with the sound of rubber on tarmac.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:08
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E03 Rising a dizzying half a mile above the desert, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Rising a dizzying half a mile above the desert,
S01 • E01 1.2 billion cars, motorbikes, vans, trucks, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
1.2 billion cars, motorbikes, vans, trucks,
S01 • E04 And key to all military strategy, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
And key to all military strategy,
S01 • E02 Even the world's most pioneering construction - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Even the world's most pioneering construction
S01 • E02 Today, architects and engineers - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Today, architects and engineers
S01 • E04 Troops need somewhere to rest, to recuperate, to train. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Troops need somewhere to rest, to recuperate, to train.
S01 • E03 Wrapped in a glass curtain wall, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Wrapped in a glass curtain wall,
S01 • E05 The impact they were designed to have - Ancient Engineering 00:11
The impact they were designed to have
S01 • E04 Bases built with solid walls, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Bases built with solid walls,
S01 • E01 The road has been an extremely important part - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The road has been an extremely important part
S01 • E02 But the planet's greatest wall was built in ancient China. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But the planet's greatest wall was built in ancient...
S01 • E03 And in Ontario, the Absolute Towers - Ancient Engineering 00:07
And in Ontario, the Absolute Towers
S01 • E01 It's one of the triumphs of engineering, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It's one of the triumphs of engineering,
S01 • E05 The engineers who constructed them using knowledge - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The engineers who constructed them using knowledge
S01 • E04 But these modern defenses wouldn't have been possible - Ancient Engineering 00:15
But these modern defenses wouldn't have been possible
S01 • E01 Roads have enabled humans to move materials across land - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Roads have enabled humans to move materials across land
S01 • E02 When this early civilization took wall building - Ancient Engineering 00:06
When this early civilization took wall building
S01 • E03 With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans,
S01 • E02 The great wall of China - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The great wall of China
S01 • E05 Lessons hard won, ancient engineers - Ancient Engineering 00:17
Lessons hard won, ancient engineers