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 Giants of Enoch
Documentary · 0:42 — A ten‑minute exploration of the biblical Nephilim, their elaboration in 1 Enoch, and the fragmentary Book of Giants from Qumran, tracing tradition to modern reception.
Enoch's Heavenly Journeys
Documentary · 1:05 — A visual tour of the celestial gates, winds, and world‑ends described in 1 Enoch and the Astronomical Book, traced through Ethiopian manuscripts and Kush‑Aksum archaeology.
Where the Demons Came From
Documentary · 0:49 — Explores how ancient Jewish texts link the spirits of the fallen giants to the earliest concept of demons.
The Phoenician Colonies & Carthage
Documentary · 7:48 — c. 1000 – 29 BC · the sea road from Tyre to the Atlantic, and the city that ruled it
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Credits: Remake by Hathor Studio after David Roberts, 1839. Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 · Remake by Hathor Studio after David Roberts, 1839. Cleveland Museum of Art. Public domain · Byblos, general view, American Colony photographers — Library of Congress, no known restrictions
Hannibal: Across the Map
Documentary · 7:46 — 219 – 201 BC · from New Carthage over the Alps, and back to Africa
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Credits: Benjamin West, The Oath of Hannibal (1770), Royal Collection — public domain · Barcid quarter shekel, Spain 237–209 BC (CNG) — public domain · Mariano Teruel, Siege of Saguntum — public domain
Stone in the Hand: Tools Time-Mapped
Animated map · 5:09 — 3400000 BC → 500 BC
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Credits: Harmand 2015; Semaw 1997; Lepre 2011; Pappu 2011; Brooks 2018; Brown 2012; Waters 2007; Pétrequin 2012; Stocks 2003; Protzen 1993. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
Neanderthals, Denisovans and Us
Animated map · 2:30 — 430000 BC → 30000 BC
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Credits: Admixture: Green 2010, Reich 2010, Fu 2014, Jacobs 2019, Iasi 2024, Sümer 2025; Denny: Slon 2018. Base map: Natural Earth (PD).
Neanderthals
Animated map · 2:10 — 430000 BC → 38000 BC
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Credits: Sites: Arsuaga 2014, Meyer 2016, Prüfer 2014/2017, Mafessoni 2020, Pomeroy 2020, Higham 2014, Finlayson 2006. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
Homo sapiens
Animated map · 2:49 — 320000 BC → 700 BC
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Credits: Sites: Hublin/Richter 2017, Vidal 2022, Hershkovitz 2018, Harvati 2019, Clarkson 2017, O'Connell 2018, Hublin 2020, Bennett 2021, Wilmshurst 2011. Base map: Natural Earth (PD).
Denisovans
Animated map · 2:00 — 250000 BC → 30000 BC
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Credits: Sites: Reich 2010, Douka 2019, Chen 2019, Zhang 2020, Demeter 2022, Fu 2025, Tsutaya 2025; inferred range: Jacobs 2019, Larena 2021. Base map: Natural Earth (PD).
The Haplogroup Journeys
Animated map · 2:06 — 240000 BC → 1500 BC
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Credits: Model: YFull; Poznik 2016; Karmin 2015; ISOGG; PhyloTree 17; Behar 2012. Base map: Natural Earth (PD).
Y-DNA Haplogroup Journeys
Animated map · 2:36 — 240000 BC → 1500 BC
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Credits: Model: YFull tree (ages rounded); Poznik et al. 2016 Nat Genet 48:593; Karmin et al. 2015 Genome Res 25:459; ISOGG 2019–2020. Base map: Natural Earth (public domain).
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