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What the Ancients Did for Us - The Indians

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Series examining the innovations and inventions of ancient civilisations. Adam Hart-Davis builds and tests some of the greatest inventions from ancient India - from plastic surgery to yoga, from town planning to metallurgy he shows us the lasting effect the Indians left on today's world. Roving reporter Jamie Darling travels this huge country and tells us the stories behind the golden age of Indian discovery.