Ancient technology
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- "...keep in mind this is the race that built the Stargates. They did everything big."
- —Daniel Jackson
The technology of the Ancients' is much more advanced than anything that the Tau'ri, other humans, the Goa'uld, and the Wraith have yet produced, and will most likely remain so for at least several centuries. Through access to their knowledge and technology, the Tau'ri have gained considerable ground in keeping several galaxies safe from terrible oppressors and enemies.
[edit] Overview
The technology of the Ancients is far more advanced than that of the Tau'ri, the Goa'uld, and the Wraith. Only Ori technology, which was most likely created with ascended knowledge by the Priors, and the most recent Asgard technology, come close in certain respects. Noted for its massive redundancies and the extensive use of control crystals, Ancient technology is remarkably similar, in both appearance and function, to that of the Ori, as they both once lived together as one society: the Alterans.
Among their many achievements, the Stargates and Atlantis are their most famous, but they have also developed technology as diverse and complicated as flying cities, advanced healing devices, beaming technology and power sources, long-range communication devices, seek-and-destroy projectiles and even genetic manipulation devices. Much of the Ancients' weapons technology was used in, or designed for use during, the centuries-long war with the Wraith in the Pegasus Galaxy, making it quite old compared to the latest Ancient technology like beam transporters.
As a safeguard, most Ancient technology requires the presence of the ATA gene to use, but some instances have only required the gene to activate it. In such cases, once active anyone can use the technology, regardless of whether or not they possess the gene.
[edit] Known technology
- Alteran ship
- Ark of Truth
- Arthur's Mantle
- Ascend-o-meter
- Asurans
- Attero Device
- Beam transporter
- Biological explosive device
- City-ship
- Cloaking Device (ship)
- Cloaking device (Personal)
- Communication stone
- Control chair
- Control crystal
- Control panel
- Dakara superweapon
- Dalera's weapon
- Defense satellite
- Dolmen
- DNA resequencer
- Drone weapon
- Exogenesis device
- Eye of the Gods
- Healing device
- Holographic guardian
- Hyperdrive technology
- Interdimensional visibility device
- Life signs detector
- Mind probe
- Mobile drilling platform
- Molecular construction device
- Nanite creation machine
- Observation satellite
- Outpost
- Personal communicator
- Project Arcturus
- Repository of knowledge
- Replicator disruptor
- Ring transporter
- Sangraal
- Sensor technology
- Shield technology
- Star map
- Stargate
- Stasis pod
- Stun weapon
- Subspace containment device
- Time dilation device
- Time machine
- Zero Point Module
[edit] External links
- Ancient technology on Wikipedia
