Ancient Engineering
7.6
2021
Documentary
Using the latest technological insights, this series sheds new light on how incredible feats of ancient engineering were achieved and how they continue to influence modern-day engineers and shape our world.
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Episode 10 : Building Bridges
August. 12,2022
Migration travel and trade are all key components of human life. Our ancient ancestors had to come up with ingenious solutions and structures to travel freely – over the hills valleys and rivers of our world which can sometimes pose difficult obstacles to cross.
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Episode 9 : Ancient Waterways
August. 05,2022
The ancient ancestors realized that building structures and machines to harness water to provide transport power drainage and irrigation was vital to the success of their civilizations.
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Episode 8 : History's Hidden Marvels
July. 29,2022
This episode explores some of history's most ingenious yet lesser-known engineering solutions. Beginning with a recently uncovered 6300 year old Croatian wooden well that has been termed 'the world's oldest engineering marvel' through to the the Persian yakhchal.
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Episode 7 : Extreme Buildings
July. 22,2022
Throughout history our ancestors have always strived to go higher bigger deeper further - and this is reflected in the buildings and structures around our globe. But what secrets can these ancient structures reveal?
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Episode 6 : Anatomy of the House
July. 15,2022
From living in caves to grand mansions shelter has always been high on the list of our priorities. But form and function varies wildly throughout civilizations. We explore how houses have developed through the ages – from simple tents made from animal hides to the first cities.
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Episode 5 : Tools & Tech
July. 08,2022
This episode charts the groundbreaking developments that led us to a technologically sophisticated society. Discover the first ever data recording device from over 5000 years ago how weaving created binary code and that electric cars were invented a hundred years earlier than you think they were.
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Episode 4 : Navigating the Globe
July. 08,2022
This episode dives into the pioneering breakthroughs from across the globe that have shaped our ability to travel.
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Episode 3 : History's Deadliest Weapons
July. 08,2022
As the battle distance continued to grow with each new weapon humans put their best minds to work refining and evolving their designs over the millennia to gain the upper hand.
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Episode 2 : How Gold Changed the World
July. 08,2022
Join us as we dig deep in this episode to uncover how gold was mined and transformed into everyday objects like jewellery and currency and even used to adorn holy temples and statues.
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