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.
The Nile from Source to Sea
Documentary · 6:33 — A ten‑minute journey tracing the Nile’s origins, its life‑giving flood, the gods it inspired, and the peoples who lived along its banks.
Lost Cities
Documentary · 7:13 — A ten‑minute journey through five ancient cities that were abandoned, buried, and later rediscovered by modern explorers.
The Table of Nations
Documentary · 4:28 — A ten‑minute visual journey that matches Genesis 10’s genealogy with the archaeological record of the peoples it names.
The Oracles
Documentary · 7:04 — A ten‑minute visual journey through Delphi, Dodona, and Siwa, revealing how ancient peoples consulted the divine and how modern archaeology records those practices.
Queens of the Ancient World
Documentary · 7:32 — A ten‑minute journey through the lives and legacies of six powerful women who ruled across Egypt, Nubia, the Mediterranean, and the Sahara.
Domestication: Time-Mapped
Animated map · 4:34 — 14500 BC → 3400 BC
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Credits: Larson 2014; Heun 1997; Kislev 2006; Piperno 2009; Bergström 2022; Librado 2021; Peters 2022. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
From Göbekli Tepe to the Dolmens
Animated map · 5:39 — 12000 BC → 2300 BC
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Credits: Dietrich 2012; Karul 2021; Hodder 2006; Malone 2019; O'Kelly 1982; Parker Pearson 2007; Schulz Paulsson 2019; Lynch 2014; García Sanjuán 2018; Whittle 2007; Fraser 2018; Trifonov 2001; UNESCO 2000; Moorti 1994; Joussaume 1974; Camps 1961. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
Temple Elites and Ritual Killing: Time-Mapped
Animated map · 4:10 — 11800 BC → 400 BC
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Credits: Cassidy 2020; Hawass 2010; Baadsgaard 2011; Wilson 2013; Kelly 2006; Glob 1965. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
Dolmens: Time-Mapped
Animated map · 4:24 — 7200 BC → 2300 BC
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Credits: Schulz Paulsson 2019; Lynch 2014; García Sanjuán 2018; Whittle 2007; Fraser 2018; Trifonov 2001; UNESCO 2000; Moorti 1994; Joussaume 1974; Camps 1961. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
Viruses Between Species: Spillover and Spillback
Animated map · 3:15 — AD 1930 → AD 2025
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Credits: Oude Munnink 2021; McAloose 2020; Pickering 2022; Chua 2000; Guan 2003; Azhar 2014; Worobey 2022. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
Delos Terrace Of Lions — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Delian Triad Mys Lekythos — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.