Nova - Secrets of Lost Empires (DVD, 2006, 3-Disc Set/ 5 Volumes)

Secrets of Lost Empires
A five-part NOVA series. On three discs.

In the series, NOVA crews attempt to find out long-forgotten secrets of early architects and engineers were done.

Uncovering the secrets of ancient civilizations.

Five archaeological sites where teams of experts use traditional techniques to test their most likely hypotheses.
* Stonehenge - a band of experts move, raise and cap a structure like the mysterious Stonehenge using Stone Age tools.
* Inca - mountainside citadels, and villagers create a 150-foot suspension bridge using nothing but grass.
* Obelisk - The challenge of quarrying, chiseling, hauling and mounting an obelisk using stones, ropes, logs and dirt.
* Colosseum - Tries out two possible designs for the canopy that once covered the Colosseum.
* Pyramid - Erect an 18-foot stone pyramid in three weeks, while testing out some clever construction theories.

Very provoking, and interesting.


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