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Forced to start again, the collective human genus tried in vain to reattain their former glory, with some human communities such as the civilization built around Earth's largest city [[Marontik]] establishing wooden cities and steam-powered waterborne vessels nearly nine thousand years later.<ref name="c25"/><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 86''</ref> Most humans, however, lived in [[Technological Achievement Tiers|Tier 7]] tribal communities, such as the one that was encountered by the Forerunners during the construction of [[The Portal|the portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] in eastern [[Africa]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]'''</ref> | Forced to start again, the collective human genus tried in vain to reattain their former glory, with some human communities such as the civilization built around Earth's largest city [[Marontik]] establishing wooden cities and steam-powered waterborne vessels nearly nine thousand years later.<ref name="c25"/><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 86''</ref> Most humans, however, lived in [[Technological Achievement Tiers|Tier 7]] tribal communities, such as the one that was encountered by the Forerunners during the construction of [[The Portal|the portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] in eastern [[Africa]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]'''</ref> | ||
After the activation of the [[Halo Array]], the human civilization regressed once again, and would remain as Tier 7 hunter-gatherers for nearly a hundred millennia. As of the 26th century, most artifacts and records of this former civilization had been lost to time. | After the activation of the [[Halo Array]], the human civilization regressed once again, and would remain as Tier 7 hunter-gatherers for nearly a hundred millennia. As of the 26th century, most artifacts and records of this former civilization had been lost to time. However, [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]], encountered an archived personality of the Forerunner known as the [[Librarian]] on [[Requiem]] in [[2557]]. She revealed the times of the ancient [[Human-Forerunner war|war]] to the soldier 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 war against the [[Flood]]. The Librarian went on further to reveal that she had been guiding humanity since their devolution, notably their [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|physical]] [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|evolution]], [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|combat skin]], 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 [[UNSC Infinity]])<ref>[[Halo 4]] Level. [[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]] </ref> | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
[[File:H4-Terminal-Forthencho-Fleet.jpg|thumb|250px|A prehistoric human space fleet preparing to sterilize a forerunner planet.]] | [[File:H4-Terminal-Forthencho-Fleet.jpg|thumb|250px|A prehistoric human space fleet preparing to sterilize a forerunner planet.]] | ||