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[[File: | [[File:Ancient Ruins high contrast.png|right|300px|The Ancient Ruins on Synuefe XR-H d11-102 1 B, shown in high contrast]] | ||
'''Ancient Ruins''' are ruins belonging to an alien race known as the [[Guardians]]. The first Ancient Ruins site was discovered on October 27, 3302 by CMDR XDeath in the Synuefe XR-H | '''Ancient Ruins''' are ruins belonging to an alien race known as the [[Guardians]]. The first Ancient Ruins site was discovered on October 27, 3302 by CMDR XDeath in the Synuefe XR-H d11-102 system.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/59l4hk/cmdr_xdeath_found_the_monolith/</ref><ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300054-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-9-The-Canonn</ref> A second site was discovered on January 29, 3303, and explorers are searching for the locations of three other potential sites. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Ancient Ruins consist of one main complex of apparent earthworks or buried structures in a roughly-pentagonal shape, with two sections of concentric circular earthworks or structures. Scattered among the complex are numerous clusters of obelisks, which remain functional despite their abandonment. | The Ancient Ruins consist of one main complex of apparent earthworks or buried structures in a roughly-pentagonal shape, with two sections of concentric circular earthworks or structures. Scattered among the complex are numerous clusters of obelisks, which remain functional despite their abandonment. The layout of each site appears to be identical. | ||
===Data and Salvage=== | ===Data and Salvage=== | ||
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===Decryption=== | ===Decryption=== | ||
Beginning on January 10, 3303, [[Engineers|Engineer]] [[Ram Tah]] provided a free decryption program to all ships that docked at any station in the Meene system, which allowed them to decrypt the data found at the ruins. The program was only usable for 28 days after receipt, as the Guardians' technology had the ability to adapt to the decryption. Investigation of the ruins using the program in conjunction with specific combinations of salvage items revealed significant details about the history and culture of the Guardians. | Beginning on January 10, 3303, [[Engineers|Engineer]] [[Ram Tah]] provided a free decryption program to all ships that docked at any station in the Meene system, which allowed them to decrypt the data found at the ruins. The program was only usable for 28 days after receipt, as the Guardians' technology had the ability to adapt to the decryption. Investigation of the ruins using the program in conjunction with specific combinations of salvage items revealed significant details about the history and culture of the Guardians. As only 36 of 100 possible data entries could be decrypted at the initial site, it was believed that the remaining entries were at other, undiscovered sites. | ||
===Additional Sites=== | ===Additional Sites=== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Pre-2.2.03=== | |||
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File:2016-10-29 (38)_Is the Ancient Ruins a Map.jpg|The original layout of the Ancient Ruins, before 2.2.03 | |||
2016-10-29 Obelisk rizing up from the ground.jpg|A tower has risen from the ground, containing an Ancient Relic | 2016-10-29 Obelisk rizing up from the ground.jpg|A tower has risen from the ground, containing an Ancient Relic | ||
2016-10-29 Flying over Ruins.jpg|Flying low over the Ruins site | 2016-10-29 Flying over Ruins.jpg|Flying low over the Ruins site | ||