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 Nazca Lines
Documentary · 4:17 — A ten‑minute journey through the ancient desert drawings, the people who made them, and the modern quest to understand their purpose.
Kings, queens and courts: the Scythians
Documentary · 5:34 — A ten‑minute portrait of Scythian rulership, from historic accounts to the gold of their royal burials.
The Persian Empires: Rise and Fall
Documentary · 7:34 — From the early Medes to the Arab conquest, this ten‑minute film traces the political, cultural and economic milestones of Persia’s successive empires.
Daily Life: Assyria
Documentary · 8:15 — A ten‑minute glimpse into the homes, food, work, markets, family life, clothing and adornment of Neo‑Assyrian society.
The Dead and the Afterlife: Byzantium
Documentary · 4:22 — A ten‑minute journey through Byzantine burial customs, beliefs about the soul, and the honoring of ancestors.
Tongues of the World: Language Families – The Rise and Fall
Documentary · 6:05 — A ten‑minute visual journey tracing the archaeological and textual footprints of the world’s major language families and the competing models of their homelands.
Peseshet — Canaries canarios
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Nine bows sandals — Atc altamira bison
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Sherden long sword — Cleo coin ascalon tetradrachm
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A priestess of neith at sais — Body afarensis
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Udjahorresnet — Odysseus alcinous hayez
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A priestess of neith at sais — Hindu rama search sita
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Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.