Hathor is learning to make moving pictures from the same remakes, characters and objects that fill the Śilpa Śāstra gallery — wordless documentaries, animated maps with the years ticking by, and short test animations.
We are testing these features and looking to develop them. This is Hathor's alpha work, made on our own servers — the images and videos she makes next are expected to be much better and more accurate. Tell us what works and what doesn't: every video page has 👍/👎, comments and timestamped notes.
Havilah and Cush Before and After Noah
Documentary · 6:59 — Tracing the biblical names Havilah and Cush through ancient texts and archaeology of Nubia and Arabia.
The Ziggurat of Ur
Documentary · 5:17 — A ten‑minute journey through the construction, royal tombs, excavation, and lasting legacy of Ur‑Nammu’s moon‑god ziggurat.
Giants in the Old Stories
Documentary · 5:20 — A ten‑minute visual tour of how ancient Near Eastern, Norse, and Greek traditions speak of giants, and how early art reflects those ideas.
Stonehenge and Skara Brae
Documentary · 5:25 — A ten‑minute journey from the rising of the first bluestone circle at Stonehenge to daily life inside the stone houses of Skara Brae.
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Documentary · 6:17 — From Croesus' dedication to modern excavations, the documentary traces the temple’s rise, destruction, rebirth, and enduring legacy.
Denisovans and the Sea Crossings
Animated map · 3:44 — 1100000 BC → 38000 BC
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Credits: Chen 2019; Jacobs 2019; Slon 2018; Ingicco 2018; Tsutaya 2025; Fu 2025; Huerta-Sánchez 2014. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
Skin, Hair and Eye Colour: Time-Mapped
Animated map · 3:09 — 1000000 BC → 800 BC
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Credits: Crawford 2017; Mathieson 2015/2018; Brace 2019; Eiberg 2008; Kenny 2012; Edwards 2010; Lalueza-Fox 2007. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
The Chariot: Time-Mapped
Animated map · 3:34 — 2200 BC → AD 100
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Credits: Anthony 2007; Crouwel 1981; Kammenhuber 1961; Littauer & Crouwel 1985; Arrian; Tacitus; Shiji. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
DNA — Episode 6: Out of Africa, and the Cousins We Met
Test animation · 0:44
DNA — Episode 5: Viruses in Our Genes
Test animation · 0:49
DNA — Episode 4: The Colour of Skin
Test animation · 0:47
DNA — Episode 3: Shuffling, Mixing and Inbreeding
Test animation · 1:02
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.