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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The artifact arrived on the planet as a form of a meteor | The artifact arrived on the planet as a form of a meteor some 60,000 years before human occupation of the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page ??</ref> The human inhabitants of the planet placed the artifact in a Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History. | ||
During the Covenant [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|invasion of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant attempted to seize the artifact from the museum, only to have the operation foiled by the [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]]. Knowing that that gravity of the planet's condition was well beyond them, but aware of the potential intelligence value, the SPARTANs took the artifact and placed a [[HAVOK|HAVOK tactical warhead]] below the museum. | During the Covenant [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|invasion of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant attempted to seize the artifact from the museum, only to have the operation foiled by the [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]]. Knowing that that gravity of the planet's condition was well beyond them, but aware of the potential intelligence value, the SPARTANs took the artifact and placed a [[HAVOK|HAVOK tactical warhead]] below the museum. | ||