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.
How They Built: The Minoans and Mycenae
Documentary · 8:10 — A ten‑minute look at the monumental architecture of the Minoan palaces and Mycenaean citadels, exploring the tools, labour and lingering mysteries of their construction.
The Dead and the Afterlife: The Andes
Documentary · 4:20 — From high‑altitude sacrifices to elaborate tombs, the Andes reveal diverse ways societies honored the dead and imagined the soul’s journey.
Kings, queens and courts: the Amazigh of North Africa
Documentary · 6:41 — A ten‑minute portrait of Amazigh rulers, their palaces and symbols of power from ancient Numidia to the Almohad era.
Festivals and rites: Babylon
Documentary · 6:46 — A ten‑minute visual journey through Babylon’s major festivals, showing how processions, music, incense and temple rites expressed the city’s religious life.
The Dead and the Afterlife: the Indus Cities
Documentary · 6:29 — A ten‑minute look at how the people of the Indus Valley buried their dead, what they placed with them, and what this reveals about their ideas of the soul and ancestors.
Kings, Queens and Courts: Babylon
Documentary · 6:58 — A ten‑minute visual journey through Babylon’s dynastic rulers, their palaces, regalia and the legacy of their reigns.
Hybrid Nessus Deianira — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Hybrid Nereid Sea Tiger Sousse — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Hybrid Minotaur Cliff — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Hybrid Mermaids Lotus Roundel — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Hybrid Mermaid Bronze — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Hybrid Makara Torana — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.