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Ancient Engineering

You're building on sand, and that sand moves all of the time

You're building on sand, and that sand moves all of the time

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You're building on sand,
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and that sand moves all of the time.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
67
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:45
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 The architect Imhotep also changed the design, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
The architect Imhotep also changed the design,
S01 • E01 Some of these sand dunes are 80 meters high, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Some of these sand dunes are 80 meters high,
S01 • E05 These led in a flood of celestial light - Ancient Engineering 00:05
These led in a flood of celestial light
S01 • E04 From wildfires in California and Australia, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
From wildfires in California and Australia,
S01 • E02 Solid walls fortified the temples, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Solid walls fortified the temples,
S01 • E01 Overall, 170 million cubic yards of sand - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Overall, 170 million cubic yards of sand
S01 • E05 At the time, this was the world's largest interior space - Ancient Engineering 00:09
At the time, this was the world's largest interior...
S01 • E03 Imhotep had designed Egypt's first pyramid. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Imhotep had designed Egypt's first pyramid.
S01 • E04 Fire is always a risk, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Fire is always a risk,
S01 • E02 But in some cases, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But in some cases,
S01 • E01 Hundreds of workers took three years - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Hundreds of workers took three years
S01 • E05 Isidore and Anthemius had solved the problem - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Isidore and Anthemius had solved the problem
S01 • E04 The original motte-and-bailey castles - Ancient Engineering 00:21
The original motte-and-bailey castles
S01 • E01 Now open, this freeway has transformed - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Now open, this freeway has transformed
S01 • E03 His builders assembled the six stone layers of his pyramid, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
His builders assembled the six stone layers of his pyramid,
S01 • E01 The modern technology used here, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The modern technology used here,
S01 • E02 So was this pragmatic engineering - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So was this pragmatic engineering
S01 • E05 But it wasn't long before the Hagia Sophia faced disaster. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But it wasn't long before the Hagia Sophia faced...
S01 • E03 Djoser's pyramid is probably - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Djoser's pyramid is probably
S01 • E01 That didn't stop early civilizations - Ancient Engineering 00:06
That didn't stop early civilizations