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The '''Age of Abandonment''' is one of the periods in Covenant history. | The '''Age of Abandonment''' is one of the periods in Covenant history. | ||
It is speculated that the Age of Abandonment was the period of time when the [[Forerunner]]s activated the [[Halo Array]], or, as the [[Covenant]] put it, "Embarked on the [[Great Journey]]". The Covenant believe that the Forerunners underwent the [[Great Journey]], but in fact they disappeared because they activated the seven [[Halos]] in order to contain the recent [[Flood]] infection, thereby killing themselves and all sentient life in the galaxy. This event happened about 100,000 years prior to [[2552]], before other races (humans | It is speculated that the Age of Abandonment was the period of time when the [[Forerunner]]s activated the [[Halo Array]], or, as the [[Covenant]] put it, "Embarked on the [[Great Journey]]". The Covenant believe that the Forerunners underwent the [[Great Journey]], but in fact they disappeared because they activated the seven [[Halos]] in order to contain the recent [[Flood]] infection, thereby killing themselves and all sentient life in the galaxy. This event happened about 100,000 years prior to [[2552]], before other races (humans etc.) had evolved sufficiently to become sentient. | ||
The Age of Abandonment is represented by [[Obsidian]] stone.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 196</ref> | The Age of Abandonment is represented by [[Obsidian]] stone.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 196</ref> | ||