Ancients
Ancients noun - People who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe).
Relics
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The Mechanicus also bans innovation as heresy against the ancients, forcing them to obtain all tech from archaeological relics built during the Dark Age of Technology.
Source: Archaeological Arms Race -
Golem: Clay and Stone Golems are used as guards by some powerful mages, and are almost always found guarding various relics of the Ancients.
Source: Video Game / Eador - In Stargate SG-1, many relics of the Ancients are still functional and dangerous despite the Ancients living millions of years ago.
Source: Durable Deathtrap
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