TV NOVA - Season 40 Episode 10 : Building Pharaoh's Chariot NOVA - Season 40 Episode 10 : Building Pharaoh's Chariot 7.008/10 by 131 users 3,600-year-old reliefs in Egyptian tombs and temples depict pharaohs and warriors proudly riding into battle on horse-drawn chariots. Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological and strategic revolution, and was the secret weapon behind Egypt's greatest era of conquest known as the New Kingdom. But was the Egyptian chariot really a revolutionary design? How decisive a role did it play in the bloody battles of the ancient world? In "Building Pharaoh's Chariot," a team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. They discover astonishingly advanced features, including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, anti-roll bars, and even a convex-shaped rear mirror, leading one of them to compare the level of design to the engineering standards of 1930's-era Buicks! By driving our pair of replicas to their limits in the desert outside Cairo, NOVA's experts test the claim that the chariot marks a crucial turning point in ancient military history. Details Casts Posters Images Title NOVA - Season 40 Episode 10 : Building Pharaoh's Chariot Alternative Titles PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova First Air Date 1974-03-03 Last Air Date 2025-09-24 Number of Episodes 1012 Number of Seasons 52 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List NOVA Season 40 :Episode 1 Secrets of the Viking Sword Secrets of the Viking Sword 2012-10-10 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... 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NOVA Season 40 :Episode 10 Building Pharaoh's Chariot Building Pharaoh's Chariot 2013-02-06 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 40 :Episode 11 Earth From Space Earth From Space 2013-02-13 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 40 :Episode 12 Mind of a Rampage Killer Mind of a Rampage Killer 2013-02-20 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 40 :Episode 13 Meteor Strike Meteor Strike 2013-03-27 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 40 :Episode 14 Ancient Computer Ancient Computer 2013-04-03 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 40 :Episode 15 Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening 2013-04-10 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 40 :Episode 16 Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes 2013-04-17 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 40 :Episode 17 Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters 2013-04-24 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. 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