Ancient Discoveries

Ancient Discoveries – Roman Ships

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Today on Far Future Horizons we take another foray into the field of marine archaeology with the History Channel’s acclaimed documentary series “Ancient Discoveries”. This episode of Ancient Discoveries uncovers the secrets of the titans of Roman naval engineering–the Nemi Ships and also presents a fascinating brief history of Underwater Archaeology beginning with the work … Read more

Ancient Tank Tech

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We think of the tank as a twentieth century armoured war machine that first saw deployment in the First World War. The first tank to engage in battle was designated D1, a British Mark I Male, during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (part of the wider Somme offensive) on September 15th, 1916. But, the concept of … Read more