Marontik: Difference between revisions

''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'' gives several vague suggestions as to Marontik's location on Earth. In ''Halo: Primordium'', the city is stated to be located deep inland and surrounded by grasslands.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 134, 246''</ref> [[Mara]]'s species are stated to have lived in highlands some distance north of the city.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 145-146, 186''</ref> Fossils of ''[[Wikipedia:Gigantopithecus|Gigantopithecus]]'' have been found across South and Southeast Asia, suggesting that Marontik may have been located somewhere in or near this region. The "two great rivers" between which Marontik lay may have been the [[Wikipedia:Tigris|Tigris]] and the [[Wikipedia:Euphrates|Euphrates]], which would place the city in prehistoric [[Wikipedia:Mesopotamia|Mesopotamia]]. Though humanity is theorized to have originated in ancient [[Kenya]], Mesopotamia is considered to be a [[Wikipedia:Cradle of civilization|cradle of civilization]]. The biblical [[Eden|Garden of Eden]], where God created mankind, is often suspected to have been situated at the headwaters of these rivers. However, in ''[[Halo: Rebirth]]'' it is stated that the [[Portal at Voi]], located in modern-day Kenya, was "not far" from Marontik's location meaning that Marontik was not located in Mesopotamia as the Portal at Voi is located on a different continent(Africa).