5:25 We now know that the iron in Tutankhamun's dagger is of meteoric origin! Interestingly, the Egyptians themselves called iron the "metal of the sky", it's very possible that they discovered it while investigating a meteor impact site
It should be noted that the term alchemy is Arabic in origin and part of European lexicon as a consequence of African (Moorish) occupation up until the tenth century. This means that the influences of the alchemists was African and Arab. And important to say this when tracing the history of our understanding of the universe.
I love to play prediction games with these videos like I played paleolithic games as a kid. I watched this one because I'm studying the lithic cultures and was wondering about early metals. Volcano deposits will have semi to pure metal exposed, and meteors and other earth moving erosion revealing long seams seem obvious. I speculated that soft metals like lead, silver and gold could melt at the 600+ degree campfire stone possibility. But the intense heat and anaerobic conditions required a kiln.. So, pretty blue stones reveal red metal on the inside of the kiln and not the outside, etc. Fun prediction game!
Since the making of this video, the metal of that golden hilt dagger found in king tutts tomb has been revealed as being compromised of a meteorite metal alloy with a nickel constituent. Explaining it's hardness and rust resistance.
2:01 Wrong. The first thing he did was planting a flag... As always, when setting foot anywhere for the first time. Even when people already lived there.
I see alot of comments on here expressing outrage over the Persian barbarism. But those people seem to forget the mindset of the Greeks at the time. They regarded most people who weren't Greek as barbarians just as the Romans. If you weren't Greek you weren't civilized and therefore a barbarian.
What?!? Historians are considering why the industrial revolution started in Britain and not somewhere else? Maybe, because of the British people!?!! Duh.
Made in 1986, but still very relevant, since it tells the story of ancient man. The picture is just slightly muddy in places, but it's still very interesting and relevant. I enjoyed it a lot!
They are barbarians. They've always been. The rest of the world were barbarians too, but for some reason, we've evolved one rung on the ladder of intellect whereas the Middle East has refused to let go of its wife-beating history and religious zealotry.
These productions or documentaries should be required to watch for all middle school kids to give them a sense and appreciation for the incremental builditive aspect of societal development - it would be motivating if not inspirational and obviously educational but most importantly tamp down the dismissive casual attitude many people have about the technological complexity that makes life livable
How did the US industry began to move ahead, oh with an Englishman Samuel Slater & with the help of Anglo-Americans a.k.a. the English. Thanks England,.
It's too bad that the American interviewee spoke so lamely about the future of American invention. We can do better than he sounded. Other than that, this is a fantastic series!
This has become my favorite series. I have listened to it twice all episodes this week while I’m pouring iron at work. I work cast iron, make fittings and pipes and whatnot for water.
11:33 if this was done today the narrator would be a tranny and the whole thing would hint that people developed metal to combat climate change. The war rages on rofl. Nothing combats climate change like a good steel blade
Being a british and american production, they meticulously omit the most accessible and obvious possibility: southern Spain and Tartessian culture. The Sierra Morena pyritic belt is probably the richest source of copper and tin in the ancient world, and its use is firmly confirmed by archeology in the early 2nd millennium BC. The ships of Tharsis that are so praised in The Bible.
one thing though was not explained, or at least i did not hear about it, where did the wood or charcoal come from? the hills and valleys must have been full of trees? and those were used to heat the furnaces? or was the dessert always there? and any wood or charcoal had to be brought in from who knows where?
I’ve read/heard that in the Bronze Age that in both Southern Ireland and England there was a lot of mining for tin which was in great demand for the making of bronze in continental Europe and the Middle East!! This makes me wonder if it was also where the first tin-foil hats were manufactured for telepathic or radio communication with visiting aliens from other planets!!!????? 😮
