Paleontology Sector
Fossil research wing of Facility Two
The Paleontology Sector was a section of Facility Two on Tau Volantis devoted to the study of the extinct aliens and Necromorph fossils. It housed an artifact analysis lab, the barracks of the 163rd Reaper Unit, and a chamber known as the Zoo.
The Paleontology Sector was a section of Facility Two on Tau Volantis, connected to the Biology Sector by a hallway. It was given over to the study of the planet's extinct alien inhabitants and of old Necromorph fossils, among them a Snow Beast specimen. (Dead Space 3)
Layout#
The Paleontology Sector was dedicated to the study of the extinct alien species and of the old fossils of certain Necromorphs, such as a Snow Beast specimen. Its main entrance sat near the exterior gate of the compound, though an interior crossover also connected it to the neurology section of the adjoining Biology Sector. The barracks of the 163rd Reaper Unit were located within the sector as well. (Dead Space 3)
A bridge ran between the biological laboratory and the Paleontology Sector to allow travel indoors. Its entrance on the Biology side opened from the second floor of the neurology section, and on the Paleontology side from an office near the Artifact Analysis room. (Dead Space 3)
Artifact Analysis#
The Artifact Analysis room was a laboratory built over two floors. The upper level was used mainly for maintenance and held the entrance to the crossover bridge, while the lower level held a medium-sized research site. At its center stood an analysis tool apparently used to study artifacts recovered from the planet, such as pieces of the Rosetta. A suction tool near one wall was used to move artifact fragments to the main Rosetta lab. Workstations lined the walls, covered with scientific records of the aliens along with x-rays and images of various Necromorphs. (Dead Space 3)
The barracks and maintenance areas#
The elevator leading down to the 163rd Reaper Unit's barracks stood just beside the analysis room. Next to the barracks ran a maintenance hallway with a decontamination control room, its walls set with glowing windows that presumably looked into further laboratories, and lined with pipes carrying corrosive decontamination fluid used to treat outbreaks. Beside that hallway was an office belonging to the sector's paleontology specialists. (Dead Space 3)
The Zoo#
The sector's Taphonomy Laboratory was a large chamber holding the huge fossil of a dead Snow Beast, an area the crew who worked there nicknamed the Zoo. It contained a piece of Rosetta and many workstations bearing images and drawings of different Necromorphs as well as the extinct aliens, and its roof carried windows open to the sky. A staircase led up to a further room with an airlock separating the sector from the outside, its door sitting just beside the main gate of Facility Two. (Dead Space 3)
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Paleontology Sector?
- The Paleontology Sector was a section of Facility Two on Tau Volantis, connected to the Biology Sector by a hallway. It was dedicated to the study of the planet's extinct alien inhabitants and of old Necromorph fossils, including a Snow Beast specimen.
- What was in the Paleontology Sector?
- The sector held an Artifact Analysis laboratory, the barracks of the 163rd Reaper Unit, a maintenance hallway with a decontamination control room, a specialists' office, and a large fossil chamber nicknamed the Zoo.
- What was the Zoo?
- The Zoo was the sector's Taphonomy Laboratory, a large chamber holding the huge fossil of a dead Snow Beast. It contained a piece of Rosetta along with workstations covered in drawings and images of various Necromorphs and the extinct aliens, and an upstairs airlock opened to the outside near the main gate of Facility Two.
Sources
- GameDead Space 3, Visceral Games, 2013
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Biology Sector: Facility Two Laboratory
The Biology Sector was the biological laboratory of Facility Two on Tau Volantis, dedicated to the study of the extinct aliens and the Rosetta specimen, and later turned to research on the Necromorphs.
Facility Two
Facility Two, also called the Research Compound, was the Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces science base built atop a mountain on Tau Volantis to reach the Alien Machine buried beneath it. It was abandoned during the Scenario Five purge in 2314 and lay frozen and forgotten until 2514.
Reaper Barracks
The Reaper Barracks were the personal quarters of the elite 163rd Reaper Unit, built beneath the Paleontology Sector of Facility Two on Tau Volantis. The site held a looping hypnosis recording used to brainwash Sovereign Colonies personnel into carrying out orders such as Scenario Five.
Tau Volantis
Tau Volantis was a frozen planet where, two million years ago, an alien civilization flash-froze their own world to halt a Convergence Event. Mistaken for the Marker homeworld, it became the site of the final clash over the Brethren Moons.
Necromorph
Necromorphs were aggressive creatures formed when the Markers' electromagnetic signal reshaped dead tissue into monstrous new forms. Driven to kill the living and gather corpses for Convergence, they were the recurring plague that destroyed the Aegis VII colony, the USG Ishimura, and Titan Station.
Rosetta: The Preserved Alien Specimen
Rosetta was the name given to a perfectly preserved alien corpse found in the ice of Tau Volantis. Its unaltered DNA held the key to building a Codex capable of interfacing with the Alien Machine.
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Biology Sector: Facility Two Laboratory
The Biology Sector was the biological laboratory of Facility Two on Tau Volantis, dedicated to the study of the extinct aliens and the Rosetta specimen, and later turned to research on the Necromorphs.
Facility Two
Facility Two, also called the Research Compound, was the Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces science base built atop a mountain on Tau Volantis to reach the Alien Machine buried beneath it. It was abandoned during the Scenario Five purge in 2314 and lay frozen and forgotten until 2514.
Reaper Barracks
The Reaper Barracks were the personal quarters of the elite 163rd Reaper Unit, built beneath the Paleontology Sector of Facility Two on Tau Volantis. The site held a looping hypnosis recording used to brainwash Sovereign Colonies personnel into carrying out orders such as Scenario Five.
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