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.
Trade and Travel: the Amazigh of North Africa
Documentary · 7:17 — A concise look at how Amazigh peoples moved goods across desert routes and Mediterranean coasts, shaping ancient trade networks.
How They Built: Ancient China
Documentary · 5:13 — A ten‑minute look at the planning, tools, labor and engineering that created China’s earliest monuments.
Daily Life in Babylon
Documentary · 5:26 — A ten‑minute glimpse into how ordinary Babylonians lived, worked, ate and celebrated in the great city of Babylon.
Festivals and rites: the Indus cities
Documentary · 4:45 — A visual journey through the public spaces, music, scents and ritual architecture of the Harappan urban world.
How they built: the Scythians
Documentary · 2:48 — A ten‑minute look at the monumental kurgans, the tools and labor that created them, and the questions still puzzling scholars.
Crafts and Makers: Babylon
Documentary · 7:29 — A ten‑minute journey through the bustling workshops of ancient Babylon, revealing how metalworkers, potters, weavers and scribes created the city’s famed luxury goods.
Sherden horned helmet — Nebamun bm musicians dancers
Character scene · 0:07
Sonchis of sais — Atc harpist tomb relief
Character scene · 0:08
Udjahorresnet — Amarna procession lotus
Character scene · 0:08
A priestess of neith at sais — Ipuy net fishing left
Character scene · 0:06
Neith crossed bows shield emblem — Nakht lotus bearers
Character scene · 0:06
A priestess of neith at sais — Alexandria harbour
Character scene · 0:08
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.