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: Assyria
Documentary · 7:18 — How the Neo‑Assyrian Empire moved goods across land and water, linking distant regions through caravans, river barges, and ports.
The Dead and the Afterlife: the Minoans and Mycenae
Documentary · 7:10 — A ten‑minute visual journey through Minoan and Mycenaean burial customs, the imagined path of the soul, and the lasting power of ancestor worship.
Crafts and Makers: the Scythians
Documentary · 2:57 — A ten‑minute glimpse into the metalwork, textiles, pottery and early writing of the Scythian steppe peoples.
Trade and Travel: Rome
Documentary · 6:39 — A ten‑minute look at how Rome’s ships, roads and caravans moved food, oil, wine and luxury goods across the empire and why the flow of trade mattered to the city’s power.
Daily Life: Kush and Nubia
Documentary · 5:29 — A ten‑minute glimpse into the homes, food, work, markets, families, clothing and adornments of ancient Kush and Nubia.
The Dead and the Afterlife: Assyria
Documentary · 6:05 — Exploring how the Assyrians buried their dead, honored ancestors, and imagined the journey of the soul.
A priestess of neith at sais — Farm egypt granary model
Character scene · 0:06
A priestess of neith at sais — Cleo painting cabanel poisons
Character scene · 0:07
Sonchis of sais — Atc tarquinia triclinium
Character scene · 0:06
Peseshet — Bee rekhmire honey
Character scene · 0:06
Obj white lotus fillet — Nebamun fowling
Character scene · 0:07
Beeswax cakes — Minoan saffron gatherers
Character scene · 0:08
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.