Building Pharaoh's Chariot
Season 40 Episode 5 | 52m 52s
A team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. They discover astonishingly advanced features, including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, anti-roll bars, and even a convex-shaped rear mirror, leading one of them to compare the level of design to the engineering standards of 1930's.
Aired: 02/06/13
Video has closed captioning.Buy Now:
Egyptian Armor
How did the ancient Egyptians protect themselves during battle?
Chariot Weapons
A military historian demonstrates how the ancient Egyptians fought from their chariots.
Episode Links
National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers.
