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.
Daily Life in Ancient Ethiopia and Aksum
Documentary · 5:38 — A glimpse into the homes, food, work, markets, family, clothing and adornment of Aksumite society.
Trade and Travel: Ancient Egypt
Documentary · 6:23 — How the Nile, desert routes, and sea lanes moved goods and people across ancient Egypt and beyond.
Trade and Travel: the Indus Cities
Documentary · 3:28 — How river ports, roads, and long‑distance exchange moved goods and wealth across the Indus civilization.
Crafts and Makers: The Indus Cities
Documentary · 3:59 — A ten‑minute visual journey through the artisans, metalworkers, weavers, potters and scribes who built the thriving Indus urban centers.
Kings, queens and courts: Sumer and Akkad
Documentary · 7:55 — A ten‑minute journey through the early city‑states of Sumer and the Akkadian empire, revealing their rulers, palaces, regalia and lasting legacy.
Daily Life: Ancient India
Documentary · 5:11 — A visual journey through the homes, food, work, markets, family structures, clothing and adornment of ancient Indian societies.
A priestess of neith at sais — Body naledi
Character scene · 0:08
Throwstick — Sidon toward lebanon
Character scene · 0:06
A priestess of neith at sais — Bible gideon trumpets
Character scene · 0:07
A priestess of neith at sais — Fayum fitzwilliam bearded man
Character scene · 0:08
Sonchis of sais — Nile pyramids from the nile
Character scene · 0:08
Worn — Lateperiod priest leopard
Character scene · 0:06
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.