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Secrets of Lost Empires

Secrets of Lost Empires

Description: Secrets of Lost Empires is a two-part television series produced by PBS Nova, Boston. Both series explore experimentally how ancient civilizations achieved notable constructions without modern machinery and construction methods. Wikipedia
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Network: BBC Two
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