# Mass Production Before Machines | Ancient Impossible (S1, E8) | Full Episode

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A mega factory is a modern invention--wrong--the ancients were the first to build these thousands of years ago. See more in Season 1, Episode 8, "Biggest Builds."

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In this next generation of storytelling, Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering and technologies so precise they defy reinvention–the ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined.

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- What it is: Full episode
- Series: [Ancient](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/library/rights-holders/series/223d17ed3344)
- Previous episode: [Earth’s Alien Energy Grid? | Ancient Aliens (S1, E8) | Full Episode](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/rights-holders/HCZiLsPlO3o)
- Next episode: [Did Aliens Guide Civilization? | Ancient Aliens (S20, E16) | Full Episode](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/rights-holders/AHj0T0YCj4c)
- Length: 42 min
- Rights holder: [A&E Television Networks, LLC](https://www.history.com/) (its site links the channel: https://www.history.com/)
- Channel: [HISTORY](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9MAhZQQd9egwWCxrwSIsJQ)
- Plays: Only in 22 countries, as its rights holder set it on YouTube
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