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The WorkPLace
Ninjas With Attitude
A rebuttal:
1. "Ancient Enemy". Don't you find it a bit odd that 343 stated there will be an "ancient enemy" in Halo 4, and also stated that the Halo Anniversary terminals would tie into the new books as well as Halo 4....and here we have, in terminals 5 & 6, direct links and specific quoting of an "ancient enemy"?
2. Atmosphere. I think it's more than just coincidence that Guilty spark states that the atmosphere emanating from the ship is IDENTICAL to the environment of Installation 04. I'm sure the Covenant and UNSC had worlds with SIMILAR atmospheres to Earth...but nothing has been stated as clearly as "identical."
3. Survival. Who said that some Ancient Humans didn't escape being devolved by the Forerunner? I find it completely plausible that a handful escaped. And, if they could escape the Forerunner wrath, then they can probably escape the firing of the Halo array.
Let's create an analogy. Put yourself on a desert island (~2 miles in diameter) tasked with eradicating an ant population on that share the island with you. Even though you're larger, more technologically sophisticated, and more intelligent, do you think you could honestly possibly succeed in removing them all...or do you think that a few could survive? If you'd like, take modern day viruses and bacteria that cause countless human deaths each year, and the attempts (and failures) of humanity to eradicate those diseases.
4. Crash landing. Even if an advanced ship (as the supposed crashed ship in terminal 5 is speculated to be) had anti-gravity plating, autopilot, or some other sophisticated technology. I think it's entirely plausible that the ship was damaged prior to impacting Installation 04 and that the previous damage prevented the ship from landing safely. Even the Forerunner, with their Tier 1 technology, could be hurt, damaged, and killed.
The same can be said for the Precursor with Tier 0 technology. According to Halo lore, even transcendent beings with the capability to create and change the evolution of other life were annihilated.
5. Language. The unknown ship landed on Installation 04 tens of thousands of years after the firing of the Halo array. IF this ship indeed belonged to Ancient Humans, wouldn't you think that their language evolved to a point where Guilty Spark couldn't recognize it.
I mean, just look at how the progression of Cuneiform or Egyptian hieroglyphics has evolved into today's language....or even texting. And that's just over a few thousand years...imagine what language will be like in a few tens of thousands of years.