In locations like the vast, dry, deserts of Jordan, how did an ancient civilization survive? In this full episode of Lost Cities from National Geographic, explorer Albert Lin uncovers great feats of water engineering around the world, from the Nabataean Empire in the Middle East to Pohnpei Island in Micronesia.
Lost Cities with Albert Lin: Ancient Engineering | SPECIAL
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What is your favorite feat of ancient engineering? 🤔
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Jordan🇯🇴❤
Palestine🇵🇸📌
Darfur🇸🇩
Just the whole wonderous city and fortress the water movement through the aqueducts, and I believe this was like underwater. Under possibly freshwater that didn’t dry up , but went down underground. This is evident because of the rounded outcrops and top of the mountainous plateaus. Easily shaped by hand into hand which I believe came from came springs that dried up and this is when they moved on. Not enough rain in its position where Petra was the same as it is now as when they built the Petra I believe in these ancient times they did have extremely different languages but all knew each other in peaceful times as a race of the children of God. We don’t know if a solar blast changed the topography. It was possibly much greener just 700 ago built the city in say twenty years and then climatic change happens where Lord isn’t always on board with dedicated sacrifices that are not asked for by beings of the heavens but for man’s desires incorporated with religious belief. They may have been wiped out due to another greed event along with not noticing Christs Magical ability and Jesus fed a whole culture on Manna. No money for forty days needed. Makes us all think about our ancestors mistakes that were almost inviting lord back to earth to teach again, physically, but just fell short when the people bowed down to material objects not necessarily reflecting the homosapiens lives that our Lord thought they were already on board with and understood. Men, using brain , not their brain yet again. See those cities in the sea built structures not for theirs or their children’s comfort but for their dictator. So sad how many bows down so easily because it’s obviously easier than rebellious behaviour that would meet with soldiers paid well to keep the dictators way of life.
Oh no not Albert Lin. If he searches he finds nothing, or like in this video, he “discovers” “hidden” secrets that have been common knowledge for decades. 👎
1:13 he has baba yaga
2:48 horse was like ” enough, lets goooo”😂
please bring more new episodes from Albert Lin
wht happened to his leg
Why always those stressful musics… Do not need suspens and stress and a documentary of that kind… Still very interesting though
These are unreal engineering for their civilisation 🤔
So at the Beginning when they climbed the mountain They showed how they collected the rainwater. But what about food since it’s all Rocky and arid
Still here …waiting for a new ep. Of albert lin