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{{Item|type = Research Artifact|description = A valuable artifact from ancient times, detailing long-lost advanced technologies.}}
'''Ancient Science Books''' are needed for researching various [[Technology|Technologies]]. They are a fairly common item spawned using the [[Artifacts]] system.

This item is illegal in [[The Holy Nation]] faction, and thus caution is advised before entering their towns with one.

The technologies written about in these books are the base which formed the foundation of the [[Second Empire]], a flourishing empire of archaeology and science dedicated to unearthing the remnants of the First Empire. Now, many centuries after their fall, the [[Machinists]] study these books and the remnants of both empires.

== Where to obtain ==
Ancient Science Books are spread out over the world. Several shops in the world do sell them, but very few. Shops that have a chance of selling them are [[Scraphouse]] and [[Travel and Repairs Shop]].

As the name tells you, they are ancient and the few books that are available to buy have probably been found by some brave adventurer. To find a larger quantity, you yourself have to go out and seek them out.

Locations they can be found:
* [[Ancient Tech Lab]]s
* [[Ancient Labs]]
* [[Lost Library|Lost Libraries]]
* [[Lost Town]]
And several other locations. Problem is that these locations are often heavily guarded by hostile enemies.

You need a total of 154 Ancient Science Book to research everything.

== Tips ==
There are a few ruins which don't have any strong hostile enemies as guards and can provide new players or weaker group some books early in the game:
* [[Workshop Complex]] in [[The Grid]] is unguarded by any hostiles, but due to close proximity to [[The Crater]], small stray bands of [[Beak Thing]]s (2-3) can be found patrolling the complex sometimes. Requires a skilled [[Lockpicking|lockpicker]] or a few sets of [[tools]].
* [[Leaning Tower]] in the [[Floodlands]] is unguarded, but only has a few books.
* The "bread crumb trail" made by [[Cannibals]] leading to the [[Suspicious Lab]] has a very low respawn rate of 1-2 days, making it the best sustainable source of Ancient Science Books and perhaps the best contribution of Cannibal tribes to society.

== See ==
* [[Half-Eaten Ancient Science Book]]
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