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Time Scanners Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
Petra
Tue, Jul 15, 201454 mins
From PBS: Structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of laser-scanning experts to Jordan to scan the ancient desert city of Petra. Using 3D laser-scanning technology, he wants to uncover its construction secrets and shed new light on this architectural wonderland lost to the West for more than 1,000 years.
Episode 2
Jerusalem
Wed, Dec 23, 2015
From PBS: In this show the team sets out to explore the epic building legacy of Jerusalem. From the vast walls of the Temple Mount, to the incredible man-made mountain of Herodium, they plan to use cutting edge 21st century technology to analyze constructions made at the time of Christ. Given unique access to scan the iconic Wailing Wall, and travelling deep into the dangerous West Bank, the team treks across Jerusalem and beyond on the trail of King Herod's remarkable building ambitions, discovering new revelations about just how good his ancient builders were and answering long held mysteries about Herod's magnificent structures.
Episode 3
Machu Picchu
Wed, Dec 9, 2015
Structural engineer Steve Burrows scans the sacred Inca city of Machu Picchu using 3D laser technology. His three main questions: How did the Inca build a city atop a mountain? How were the terraces constructed? And how did they supply water to the city?