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==Ruins== | ==Ruins== | ||
[[File:Planet_ruins.png|thumb|A ruin complex on the planet.]] | [[File:Planet_ruins.png|thumb|A ruin complex on the planet.]] | ||
It is likely that these ruins were left by [[prehistoric human civilization]] that was known to exist during the time of the Forerunners. Their architecture appears to be a mix of a variety of ancient human styles, including Greco-Roman, Middle Eastern and East Asian, with subtle Forerunner themes.<ref name="evo"/> East Asian themes are clearly among the most prevalent in the structures, including decorations containing dragon-like creatures and statuaries distinctively similar to statues of Buddha. | |||
Most of the buildings have pagoda-like roof structures. Overall, the designs are very ornate and full of carvings. Curiously, the overall scale of most structures is massive; one step in a staircase may be the height of an average human. Some structures seem like a mix of ancient and relatively modern industrial architecture, including a water processing facility with aqueducts and valve systems nigh-identical to those used by humans.<ref name="legends"/> | Most of the buildings have pagoda-like roof structures. Overall, the designs are very ornate and full of carvings. Curiously, the overall scale of most structures is massive; one step in a staircase may be the height of an average human. Some structures seem like a mix of ancient and relatively modern industrial architecture, including a water processing facility with aqueducts and valve systems nigh-identical to those used by humans.<ref name="legends"/> | ||
The ruins also sparked interest within the scientific community. The [[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]] at the [[University of Edinburgh]], when analyzing the photographs taken by the ODST team from the ruins on Heian, found the obvious elements of | The ruins also sparked interest within the scientific community. The [[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]] at the [[University of Edinburgh]], when analyzing the photographs taken by the ODST team from the ruins on Heian, found the obvious elements of human architecture in the structures puzzling, wondering if their builders borrowed from human architecture or the other way around.<ref name="evo"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||