Charon Excavation Site

"This is the audio recording of Dr. Emily Grey, number 05519. Upon arriving at the excavation site, I made several observations. One; there’s a large alien structure protruding from the ground and extending into the sky. Two; it’s nice and sunny out today and I love it! End log."

- Emily Grey in Tourist Trap

The Charon Excavation Site is an excavation site, formerly occupied by Charon Industries, that is located near an alien temple. The location first appeared in Tourist Trap.

Role in Plot
After Carolina and Epsilon discover a temple nearby Charon Research Complex 2C, Emily Grey, Tucker, Sarge, and Caboose go to investigate. When the four find that the site is abandoned they make their way towards the alien temple, where Dr. Grey attempts to transcribe some text on the structure's walls. Tucker, in the meantime, inadvertently activates the temple, causing multiple alien wepaons and vehicles to appear. After an alien voice speaks to the group, Tucker responds with "What's up?", causing the temple to shut down. Soon afterward, the temple emits a map specifying coordinates to a location.

Trivia

 * The excavation site is represented by the Halo 4 map, "Ravine".