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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/Game|Id=Timeline|HW|Detail=''Timeline''}} 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/Game|Id=Timeline|HW|Detail=''Timeline''}} though whether they continued to inhabit them is unclear. | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the shield worlds began to be discovered by humanity, starting with the [[Etran Harborage]] in [[2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|Wars}} The shield world [[Onyx]]'s internal Dyson shell, [[Sarcophagus]], was rediscovered in [[2552]] | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the shield worlds began to be discovered by humanity, starting with the [[Etran Harborage]] in [[2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|Wars}} The shield world [[Onyx]]'s internal Dyson shell, [[Sarcophagus]], was rediscovered in [[2552]]{{Ref/Novel|GoO}} and [[Requiem]] in [[2557]].{{Ref/Game|H4}} 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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