Ancient Engineering - Season 2

Join us as we dig deep in this episode to uncover how gold was mined and transformed into everyday objects like jewelry and currency, and even used to adorn holy temples and statues.

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.

This episode dives into the pioneering breakthroughs from across the globe that have shaped our ability to travel.

This episode charts the groundbreaking developments that led us to a technologically sophisticated society. Discover the first ever data recording device from over 5,000 years ago, how weaving created binary code and that electric cars were invented a hundred years earlier than you think they were.

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.

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?

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 Persian yakhchal.

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.