Secrets of Lost Empires

Synopsis: A series in which modern engineers are challenged to reproduce some of the great monuments of ancient civilisations, using historical research and engineering techniques.
1 (producer Cynthia Page): A team of experts and volunteers creates a replica of one of Stonehenge’s trilithons in a field in Wiltshire.
2 (producer Michael Barnes): A team of architects and historians travel to Machu Picchu in Peru to analyse the Inca temples and fortresses and build an Inca-type woven grass suspension bridge.
3 (producer Cynthia Page): The puzzle of a roof covering the Coliseum in Rome - engineer Ove Arup and a team of engineers attempt to recreat the awnings using timber, canvas and rope.
4 (producer Michael Barnes): A team of historians and engineers attempt to create a granite obelisk using only the tools available to the ancient Egyptians.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 4 x 50 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £200.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 from 29 May 1996.
Part 5, THE PYRAMID BUILDERS, is not available.
Subjects: Archaeology; Engineering
Keywords: ancient monuments; archaeological investigation; Egyptology; Incas; Peru; Roman antiquities; Rome; Stonehenge

Producer

Cynthia Page; Michael Barnes; Robin Brightwell

Contributor

Ove Arup; Philip Petit

Cast

Art Malik

Title: Stonehenge 1
Synopsis: 1 (producer Cynthia Page): A team of experts and volunteers creates a replica of one of Stonehenge's trilithons in a field in Wiltshire.
Title: Peru
Synopsis: 2 (producer Michael Barnes): A team of architects and historians travel to Machu Picchu in Peru to analyse the Inca temples and fortresses and build an Inca-type woven grass suspension bridge.
Title: Roman awnings
Synopsis: 3 (producer Cynthia Page): The puzzle of a roof covering the Coliseum in Rome - engineer Ove Arup and a team of engineers attempt to recreat the awnings using timber, canvas and rope.
Title: Obelisks of ancient Egypt
Synopsis: 4 (producer Michael Barnes): A team of historians and engineers attempt to create a granite obelisk using only the tools available to the ancient Egyptians.
Title: Pyramid builders, The

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