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===Downfall===

[[File:H4 - Charum Hakkor.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Human ships burn in Charum Hakkor's orbit.]]

As punishment for defying the Forerunners, nearly all of humanity was wiped out and the remnants and technological achievements of their civilization were extirpated. Furthermore, the surviving humans were subjected to a process of biological devolution;<ref name="c127">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 127''</ref><ref name="c25">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 25''</ref> live humans were forced to consciously experience an artificially induced reversion of their evolutionary process, to the point of their bodies transforming to their ancestral forms and eventually losing intelligence.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 42''</ref> The remnants of the human species were exiled to Earth, where they were overseen by the [[Librarian]]; while many Forerunners wanted to see humanity wiped out, the Librarian had always been considered their greatest protector.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 77''</ref> In only a thousand years, humanity recovered many of their prior forms, along with many new ones, thanks to the assistance of the Librarian and her ''[[geas]]'', as well as unknown factors not even the Librarian and her [[Lifeworker]]s could explain.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 45-47''</ref> Over twenty human species made recovery and formed separate populations on Earth,<ref name="c127"/> including the [[Neanderthal|k'ta''manush'']], [[B'ashamanune|b'asha''manush'']], [[Human|ha''manush'']] and [[Florian|cha''manush'']].<ref name="c25"/> This meddling was noted to have considerably distorted Earth's natural fossil records.<ref name="c127"/>

As punishment for defying the Forerunners, nearly all of humanity was wiped out and the remnants and technological achievements of their civilization were extirpated. Furthermore, the surviving humans were subjected to a process of biological devolution;<ref name="c127">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 127''</ref><ref name="c25">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 25''</ref> live humans were forced to consciously experience an artificially induced reversion of their evolutionary process, to the point of their bodies transforming to their ancestral forms and eventually losing intelligence.<ref name="s42">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 42''</ref> The remnants of the human species were exiled to Earth, where they were overseen by the [[Librarian]]; while many Forerunners wanted to see humanity wiped out, the Librarian had always been considered their greatest protector.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 77''</ref> In only a thousand years, humanity recovered many of their prior forms, along with many new ones, thanks to the assistance of the Librarian and her ''[[geas]]'', as well as unknown factors not even the Librarian and her [[Lifeworker]]s could explain.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 45-47''</ref> Over twenty human species made recovery and formed separate populations on Earth,<ref name="c127"/> including the [[Neanderthal|k'ta''manush'']], [[B'ashamanune|b'asha''manush'']], [[Human|ha''manush'']] and [[Florian|cha''manush'']].<ref name="c25"/> This meddling was noted to have considerably distorted Earth's natural fossil records.<ref name="c127"/>

The Forerunner victory proved disastrous for the galaxy, as the humans destroyed all their research data and physical evidence concerning the Flood, including their supposed "cure". [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] speculated it may have been humanity's last act of revenge to leave the Forerunners unprepared to face the incoming threat that led to the firing of the [[Halo Array]]. The last human survivors on Charum Hakkor were subjected to thorough analysis and experimentation in order to discover their supposed Flood immunity; eventually, their patterns were extracted by [[Composer]]s and archived in machine storage, where the human essences would be incessantly scoured for a cure for thousands of years.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 43''</ref>

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Then, in [[2557]], the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]] encountered an archived personality of the Forerunner known as the [[Librarian]] on [[Requiem]]. She revealed the times of the ancient [[Human-Forerunner war]] to the Spartan, as well as the origins of the mechanical [[Promethean]]s, ancient humans that had been the first 'conscripts' into the [[Didact]]'s army during the last years of the Forerunner's [[Forerunner-Flood war|war]] against the [[Flood]]. The Librarian went on further to reveal that she had been guiding humanity since their devolution, notably [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|their]] [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|physical]] [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations]], [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|powered armor]], and even [[Smart AI|AI]]s like [[Cortana]], in an attempt to prepare humanity from an unknown threat. John would later share this information to the rest of humanity (specifically the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}).<ref name="reclaimer"/>

==Physiology==

[[File:H4-Terminal-Prehistoric human BridgeOfficer1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Excluding his noticeably unique skin tone, this prehistoric human possessed a facial composition almost parallel to that of a modern human.]]

For the most part, prehistoric humans were similar in appearance to modern humans. Prehistoric humans possessed straight to wavy hair textures, thin to full lips and an overall vastly similar facial composition to their modern counterparts. They did possess noticeable distinctions, however. The few members seen on the bridge of Forthencho's ship all had relatively dark green, possibly even gray skin tones.

Despite the technological and biological achievements of their contemporary counterparts, prehistoric humans naturally possessed more body mass and strength<ref name="s42"/> and were on average significantly more intelligent than modern humans.<ref name="wp hum"/> It was even said by the Librarian that, if not for their encounter with the Flood, prehistoric humanity's gene-plan could have surpassed that of even the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminal 3]]''</ref> After fighting against the Didact for 53 years in the human-Forerunner wars, Forthencho had acquired noticeable facial wrinkles. However, he still retained the body mass he possessed in his youth. It can be concluded that ancient humans had naturally longer lasting vitality and lifespans than their modern descendants.

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File:H4-Terminal-Human-ShipDesigns.jpg|Designs of ancient human battleships.

File:H4-Terminal-Forthencho hologram.jpg|Forthencho, Lord of Admirals, examines a hologram of an infested Forerunner world.

~~File:H4-Terminal-Prehistoric human_BridgeOfficer1.jpg|A human bridge officer.~~

File:H4-Terminal-Prehistoric human_BridgeOfficer2.jpg|Another bridge officer surrounded by displays.

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 ===Downfall===
 [[File:H4 - Charum Hakkor.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Human ships burn in Charum Hakkor's orbit.]]
-As punishment for defying the Forerunners, nearly all of humanity was wiped out and the remnants and technological achievements of their civilization were extirpated. Furthermore, the surviving humans were subjected to a process of biological devolution;<ref name="c127">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 127''</ref><ref name="c25">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 25''</ref> live humans were forced to consciously experience an artificially induced reversion of their evolutionary process, to the point of their bodies transforming to their ancestral forms and eventually losing intelligence.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 42''</ref> The remnants of the human species were exiled to Earth, where they were overseen by the [[Librarian]]; while many Forerunners wanted to see humanity wiped out, the Librarian had always been considered their greatest protector.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 77''</ref> In only a thousand years, humanity recovered many of their prior forms, along with many new ones, thanks to the assistance of the Librarian and her ''[[geas]]'', as well as unknown factors not even the Librarian and her [[Lifeworker]]s could explain.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 45-47''</ref> Over twenty human species made recovery and formed separate populations on Earth,<ref name="c127"/> including the [[Neanderthal|k'ta''manush'']], [[B'ashamanune|b'asha''manush'']], [[Human|ha''manush'']] and [[Florian|cha''manush'']].<ref name="c25"/> This meddling was noted to have considerably distorted Earth's natural fossil records.<ref name="c127"/>
+As punishment for defying the Forerunners, nearly all of humanity was wiped out and the remnants and technological achievements of their civilization were extirpated. Furthermore, the surviving humans were subjected to a process of biological devolution;<ref name="c127">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 127''</ref><ref name="c25">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 25''</ref> live humans were forced to consciously experience an artificially induced reversion of their evolutionary process, to the point of their bodies transforming to their ancestral forms and eventually losing intelligence.<ref name="s42">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 42''</ref> The remnants of the human species were exiled to Earth, where they were overseen by the [[Librarian]]; while many Forerunners wanted to see humanity wiped out, the Librarian had always been considered their greatest protector.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 77''</ref> In only a thousand years, humanity recovered many of their prior forms, along with many new ones, thanks to the assistance of the Librarian and her ''[[geas]]'', as well as unknown factors not even the Librarian and her [[Lifeworker]]s could explain.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 45-47''</ref> Over twenty human species made recovery and formed separate populations on Earth,<ref name="c127"/> including the [[Neanderthal|k'ta''manush'']], [[B'ashamanune|b'asha''manush'']], [[Human|ha''manush'']] and [[Florian|cha''manush'']].<ref name="c25"/> This meddling was noted to have considerably distorted Earth's natural fossil records.<ref name="c127"/>
 The Forerunner victory proved disastrous for the galaxy, as the humans destroyed all their research data and physical evidence concerning the Flood, including their supposed "cure". [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] speculated it may have been humanity's last act of revenge to leave the Forerunners unprepared to face the incoming threat that led to the firing of the [[Halo Array]]. The last human survivors on Charum Hakkor were subjected to thorough analysis and experimentation in order to discover their supposed Flood immunity; eventually, their patterns were extracted by [[Composer]]s and archived in machine storage, where the human essences would be incessantly scoured for a cure for thousands of years.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 43''</ref>
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 Then, in [[2557]], the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]] encountered an archived personality of the Forerunner known as the [[Librarian]] on [[Requiem]]. She revealed the times of the ancient [[Human-Forerunner war]] to the Spartan, as well as the origins of the mechanical [[Promethean]]s, ancient humans that had been the first 'conscripts' into the [[Didact]]'s army during the last years of the Forerunner's [[Forerunner-Flood war|war]] against the [[Flood]]. The Librarian went on further to reveal that she had been guiding humanity since their devolution, notably [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|their]] [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|physical]] [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations]], [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|powered armor]], and even [[Smart AI|AI]]s like [[Cortana]], in an attempt to prepare humanity from an unknown threat. John would later share this information to the rest of humanity (specifically the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}).<ref name="reclaimer"/>
+==Physiology==
+[[File:H4-Terminal-Prehistoric human BridgeOfficer1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Excluding his noticeably unique skin tone, this prehistoric human possessed a facial composition almost parallel to that of a modern human.]]
+For the most part, prehistoric humans were similar in appearance to modern humans. Prehistoric humans possessed straight to wavy hair textures, thin to full lips and an overall vastly similar facial composition to their modern counterparts. They did possess noticeable distinctions, however. The few members seen on the bridge of Forthencho's ship all had relatively dark green, possibly even gray skin tones.
+Despite the technological and biological achievements of their contemporary counterparts, prehistoric humans naturally possessed more body mass and strength<ref name="s42"/> and were on average significantly more intelligent than modern humans.<ref name="wp hum"/> It was even said by the Librarian that, if not for their encounter with the Flood, prehistoric humanity's gene-plan could have surpassed that of even the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminal 3]]''</ref> After fighting against the Didact for 53 years in the human-Forerunner wars, Forthencho had acquired noticeable facial wrinkles. However, he still retained the body mass he possessed in his youth. It can be concluded that ancient humans had naturally longer lasting vitality and lifespans than their modern descendants.
 ==Culture==
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 File:H4-Terminal-Human-ShipDesigns.jpg|Designs of ancient human battleships.
 File:H4-Terminal-Forthencho hologram.jpg|Forthencho, Lord of Admirals, examines a hologram of an infested Forerunner world.
-File:H4-Terminal-Prehistoric human_BridgeOfficer1.jpg|A human bridge officer.
 File:H4-Terminal-Prehistoric human_BridgeOfficer2.jpg|Another bridge officer surrounded by displays.
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