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• Producers: 44 Blue Productions
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: A&E Television Networks
• DVD Release Date: July 17, 2008
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001CUBBM8
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #198,509 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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The towering 80-ton statues on Easter Island and the 800-ton trilithon stones of the Roman God of Thunder's Temple are examples of ancient engineering miracles that would appear to be too heavy to move. Scientists and engineers search for clues and set out to solve the mysteries of how primitive man pushed the limits of ingenuity and pulled off the impossible.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat Interesting, November 22, 2008

By	Loyd E. Eskildson "Pragmatist" (Phoenix, AZ.) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"Ancient Mystery Movers" explores how long-ago civilizations moved heavy stone statues that they created. For example, about 900 up to 80-ton stone statues on Easter Island were moved up to 9 miles during the period 1000 A.D. until 1500 A.D. The most successful experiment was using a "sled" over logs greased with a local substance.

Similarly, near Vera Cruz, Mexico, pre-Mayan humans moved 9' heads weighing 20 tons between 400 B.C.-1,500 B.C. through jungles. Estimates, based on scaled-down experiments, are than about 1,000 were required using hemp ropes (the material is local and readily available) for about ten mile to water, then floating the heads close to their final locations.