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.
Bones Arranged: Catacombs and Ossuaries
Documentary · 5:29 — A visual journey through European ossuaries and ancient burial customs, ending with the living Toraja ancestor rites.
Sky Burial and the Towers of Silence
Documentary · 5:24 — A visual journey through Tibetan sky burials and Zoroastrian dakhmas, exploring ancient rites of body disposal, their religious meanings, and modern challenges.
Ships and Mounds: Sutton Hoo to the Kurgans
Documentary · 6:17 — A rapid journey through elite burials from Anglo‑Saxon ships to Scythian kurgans, Han jade suits and Egyptian tomb treasures.
Pyres: Fire for the Dead
Documentary · 5:02 — A global tour of fire‑based funerary rites, from Varanasi’s cremation ghats to ancient Greek hero burials, a Viking ship funeral on the Volga, and Roman and Norse practices.
Nile Siout — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Nile Pyramids From The Nile — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Nile Luxor Obelisk — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Nile Kom Ombo — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Nile Gebel Silsila — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Nile Funeral Of A Mummy — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Nile Fortress Of Ibrim — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Nile Ferry To Giza — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.