Ancient Superstructures - Season 1 - Eps 4: Machu Picchu
Erected at 2430 meters high on a rocky crest in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, the city of Machu Picchu remains in the eyes of many this civilization’s most breathtaking and enigmatic urban creation. This extraordinary sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, still holds many mysteries. But today, using state-of-the-art technology, experts now have the means to go back in time to probe the invisible, to explore what lies beneath and around this ancient city, and reveal its secrets.
About Ancient Superstructures
Title: Ancient Superstructures
First Air Date: 2020-11-01
Last Air Date: 2024-10-29
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.7/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 14
Network: histoire ZDF
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Pernel Media
Synopsis
"Ancient Superstructures“ reveals the secrets behind the world’s most famous monuments. Some of the ancient marvels which are among the most studied and scrutinized monuments in the world still remain shrouded in mystery. What if the answers were right in front of us… but invisible to the human eye? This ground-breaking series takes a unique approach in delving into engineering mysteries behind the world’s most famous ancient structures, by observing them from different perspectives of scale. From satellite imagery and aerial views right down to macro and microscopic levels, each perspective reveals data that helps shed new light on historical and construction enigmas that have baffled historians for years.
