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Ancient Engineering

With principles that still apply today, it's also a masterpiece of mathematics and...

With principles that still apply today, it's also a masterpiece of mathematics and precision engineering

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With principles that still apply today,
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it's also a masterpiece of mathematics
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and precision engineering.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:17
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 And these farmers needed permanent homes. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
And these farmers needed permanent homes.
S01 • E04 It's built at lightning speed, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
It's built at lightning speed,
S01 • E01 But sometimes this proved difficult - Ancient Engineering 00:07
But sometimes this proved difficult
S01 • E02 So in places like the Fertile Crescent, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
So in places like the Fertile Crescent,
S01 • E03 Aligned to face true north with pinpoint accuracy. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Aligned to face true north with pinpoint accuracy.
S01 • E05 Mainly constructed between 1163 and 1250, - Ancient Engineering 00:13
Mainly constructed between 1163 and 1250,
S01 • E01 Marshy land, boggy land, potentially treacherous land. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Marshy land, boggy land, potentially treacherous land.
S01 • E03 The size makes it impressive, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The size makes it impressive,
S01 • E02 In place of rough shelters, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
In place of rough shelters,
S01 • E04 Vast and sophisticated water defenses, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Vast and sophisticated water defenses,
S01 • E01 It's not new for people to want to cross things - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It's not new for people to want to cross things
S01 • E03 Built with over 2 million stone blocks. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Built with over 2 million stone blocks.
S01 • E01 Could an important discovery reveal - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Could an important discovery reveal
S01 • E03 Some seemed to weigh as much as two and a half tons. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Some seemed to weigh as much as two and a half tons.
S01 • E05 Taking great risks - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Taking great risks
S01 • E04 It's an example - Ancient Engineering 00:12
It's an example
S01 • E03 And these fits together like a jigsaw puzzle. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
And these fits together like a jigsaw puzzle.
S01 • E02 At the center of this revolution was Jericho - Ancient Engineering 00:06
At the center of this revolution was Jericho
S01 • E03 The expertise that went - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The expertise that went
S01 • E01 A distinctive landscape formed over the centuries - Ancient Engineering 00:06
A distinctive landscape formed over the centuries