NOVA — S42E15 — Petra: Lost City of Stone

2015 · 55 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 103 VOTES

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Overview

In a daring experiment, an archaeologist and sculptors team up to carve an iconic temple-tomb to find out how the ancient people of Petra built their city of stone. Meanwhile, scientists using remote sensors and hydraulic flumes uncover the vast city and its sophisticated water system. The race is on to discover how these nomads created an oasis of culture in one of the harshest climates on Earth.

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Dialogue Timeline — 852 lines

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00:00:02 NARRATOR: It's one of the most magnificent cities of the ancient world:
00:02:55 risks his life to search for the legendary city
00:05:37 of a mysterious desert tribe
00:07:52 that this housed riches
00:10:13 NARRATOR: Most people will recognize the Treasury
00:12:19 housed somewhere between 20,000 or 30,000 people
00:14:28 haven't changed in 2,000 years
00:16:30 And across Petra,
00:18:47 to guard their goods and extract a toll
00:21:02 it's a mash-up of different architectural styles
00:22:57 Just sort of roughly mark nine inches on there
00:24:53 slower for soil, faster through air
00:27:01 the team finds evidence
00:29:20 raising the pressure
00:31:15 some 2,000 years later
00:33:28 that doesn't require a lot of material
00:35:28 They work their way down,
00:38:02 to Bellwald, it is packed with clues
00:40:23 In fact, scholars now believe the grand tombs,
00:42:39 BEDAL: So we knew that we had something containing water,
00:44:50 NARRATOR: For ancient visitors,
00:47:02 But below that,
00:49:38 The very name for their city, Petra,
00:52:05 of the lost city of Petra are true

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Dialogue Record

Lines indexed852
Dialogue density15.5 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:52:05

Production Record

LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes103

Factoids

Episode

NOVA, season 42, episode 15: Petra: Lost City of Stone.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/3562/season/42/episode/15
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