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The artifact arrived on the planet as a form of a meteor in 57,448 B.C.E. Some 60,000 years later, human inhabitants of the planet placed the artifact in a Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History. | The artifact arrived on the planet as a form of a meteor in 57,448 B.C.E. Some 60,000 years later, human inhabitants of the planet placed the artifact in a Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History. | ||
During the Covenant [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|invasion of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant attempted to seize the artifact from the museum, only to have the operation foiled by the [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]]. Knowing that that gravity of the planet's condition is well beyond them, the SPARTANs took | During the Covenant [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|invasion of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant attempted to seize the artifact from the museum, only to have the operation foiled by the [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]]. Knowing that that gravity of the planet's condition is well beyond them, but aware of the potential intelligence value, the SPARTANs took the artifact and placed a [[HAVOK|HAVOK tactical warhead]] inside the museum. | ||
Scans of the artifact were later given to [[Cortana]] and [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], whom attempted to decrypt it as a language. During the [[Fall of Reach]], Cortana successfully translated the artifact in a form of a star chart instead of a language, leading the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and its crew to [[Installation 04]]. | Scans of the artifact were later given to [[Cortana]] and [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]], whom attempted to decrypt it as a language. During the [[Fall of Reach]], Cortana successfully translated the artifact in a form of a star chart instead of a language, leading the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and its crew to [[Installation 04]]. | ||