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The [[Covenant]] owe much of their rapid technological advancement to the discovery of a small number of shield worlds early in their history. They stripped these installations of usable technologies,<ref name="Timeline">'''Halo Wars''', ''Timeline''</ref> though whether they continued to inhabit them is unclear. | The [[Covenant]] owe much of their rapid technological advancement to the discovery of a small number of shield worlds early in their history. They stripped these installations of usable technologies,<ref name="Timeline">'''Halo Wars''', ''Timeline''</ref> though whether they continued to inhabit them is unclear. | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the shield worlds began to be rediscovered by humanity, starting with the [[Etran Harborage]] in [[2531]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Wars]]'''</ref> [[Sarcophagus]] was rediscovered in [[2552]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> and [[Requiem]] in [[2557]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref> Both the Etran Harborage and Requiem were ultimately destroyed, but Sarcophagus became home to a joint UNSC-Sangheili research effort and colony. | |||
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