Time Traveler's Artifact Hints

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    Need some help solving the Time Traveler’s Artifact? On this page, you can find hints that might help you to continue on your journey. Answer a few questions so we can identify where you are stuck, without spoiling other parts of the puzzle. Carefully drop down the menus that correspond to your answers.

    Question 1: How many artifacts from different eras have you already collected?

    Question 2: Have you succesfully travelled to a place in the past?

    Question 3: To what era did you travel? Note that many of these time intervals are not actual solutions to the puzzle.

    Hints

    Welcome to Giza, Egypt!

    Hint 1
    Take a good look at the bookshelf on the outside of the box. Which three books stand out?
    Hint 2
    Can you connect the three corresponding hieroglyphs to the top of the pyramid?
    Hint 3
    If the maze is connected correctly, the tip of the pyramid and the head of the Sphinx should be released.
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    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    Hints

    Welcome to the ancient city of Rome!

    Hint 1
    Take a look at the ancient sundial. Can you see what time it is?
    Hint 2
    Did you notice the shadows of the surrounding buildings? Where would the sundial cast its shadow?
    Hint 3
    When you have the time figured out, you need two hands to release the bust.
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    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    Welcome to the Louvre in Paris! It looks like you need a key to proceed with this part. Travel to a different era first to obtain the key.

    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    Question 3: Which of these scenarios best describes you situation?

    Hints

    The start can be quite overwhelming. Let’s first focus on a single element of the puzzle which could give a clue about where to time travel to.

    Hint 1
    Take a look at the bookshelf. What are those symbols on the books?
    Hint 2
    The symbols are hieroglpyhs. Where and when were hieroglpyhs used?
    Hint 3
    You need to travel to ancient Egypt. Notice the three triangles/pyramids on three of the books. When where the three pyramids of Giza built?
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    The time machine is a mysterious creation that needs to be operated in a very specific way. Use these hints to learn how to work the machine.

    Hint 1
    In order to travel to the past, a time period and location is needed. Where could these be put into the machine?
    Hint 2
    The ship's wheel can be rotated to lock the input.
    Hint 3
    If the correct location and time period are locked into the machine, the machine can be unlocked using the lever on top.
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    Question 2: Have you traveled to the location of the next artifact?

    Question 3: To what era did you travel? Note that many of these time intervals are not actual solutions to the puzzle.

    Hints

    Welcome to Giza, Egypt!

    Hint 1
    Take a good look at the bookshelf on the outside of the box. Which three books stand out?
    Hint 2
    Can you connect the three corresponding hieroglyphs to the top of the pyramid?
    Hint 3
    If the maze is connected correctly, the tip of the pyramid and the head of the Sphinx should be released.
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    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    Hints

    Welcome to the ancient city of Rome!

    Hint 1
    Take a look at the ancient sundial. Can you see what time it is?
    Hint 2
    Did you notice the shadows of the surrounding buildings? Where would the sundial cast its shadow?
    Hint 3
    When you have the time figured out, you need two hands to release the bust.
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    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

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    Welcome to the Louvre in Paris!

    Hint 1
    The modern Louvre Palace has a very distinct feature in the main courtyard.
    Hint 2
    It looks like you need a key to proceed with this part. If you haven't found the key yet, travel to a different era first to obtain the key.
    Hint 3
    When the key is inserted, one of the museum's most priced posessions will be unlocked.
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    It is not possible to travel to this era. 

    Question 3: Looking at the artifact that you already have, in which of the three pressure vessels does it seem to fit?

    Hints

    It looks like you have managed to find the Great Sphinx of Giza. Use these hints to find out where to go to next!

    Hint 1
    The next clue can be found on the clock frame.
    Hint 2
    What type of numerals are used for this clock?
    Hint 3
    The Roman numerals CCXLVI refer to a year in the Roman Empire.
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    It looks like you have managed to find a Roman bust. Use these hints to find out where to go to next!

    Hint 1
    Take a look at the bookshelf. What are those symbols on the books?
    Hint 2
    The symbols are hieroglpyhs. Where and when were hieroglpyhs used?
    Hint 3
    You need to travel to ancient Egypt. Notice the three triangles/pyramids on three of the books. When where the three pyramids of Giza built?
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    It looks like you have only found the Mona Lisa so far. For that, you must have used the tip of the pyramid from Egypt. Go back to Egypt to see if you have missed something.

    All artifacts should fit in the pressure vessels. You have probably collected a part that is not considered an artifact, but rather just a tool. This means that you have not yet found your first artifact. Go back to see if there is something that you might have missed.

    Question 2: Have you traveled to the location of the last artifact? This is the third and final location.

    Question 3: What is the location of this final artifact?

    Are your sure you have collected artifacts from both Rome and Paris? If so, the Egyptian artifact must be right there for you to grab.

    Hints

    Welcome to the ancient city of Rome!

    Hint 1
    Take a look at the ancient sundial. Can you see what time it is?
    Hint 2
    Did you notice the shadows of the surrounding buildings? Where would the sundial cast its shadow?
    Hint 3
    When you have the time figured out, you need two hands to release the bust.
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    Welcome to the Louvre in Paris!

    Hint 1
    The modern Louvre Palace has a very distinct feature in the main courtyard.
    Hint 2
    It looks like you need a key to proceed with this part. You should have already found this key.
    Hint 3
    When the pyramid is placed in the middle of the courtyard, one of the museum's most priced posessions will be unlocked.
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    Question 3: Looking at the two artifacts that you already have, in which of the three pressure vessels do they seem to fit?

    Hints

    It looks like you have managed to find the Sphinx and a Roman bust. Use these hints to find out where the final artifact is hidden!

    Hint 1
    The next clue can be found using the letter wheels below the clock.
    Hint 2
    Both wheels show one of the letters in bold text. Can you make two words that start with these letters?
    Hint 3
    Which artist and scientist drew the nude man on the letter wheels? What are other famous works of him?
    Hint 4
    The solution is 'Mona Lisa'. When was the Mona Lisa painted and where is it located now? Make sure the letter wheels are rotated in the correct way when traveling there.
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    It looks like you have managed to find the Sphinx and the Mona Lisa. Use these hints to find out where the final artifact is hidden!

    Hint 1
    The next clue can be found on the clock frame.
    Hint 2
    What type of numerals are used for this clock?
    Hint 3
    The Roman numerals CCXLVI refer to a year in the Roman Empire.
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    It looks like you have already found a Roman bust and the Mona Lisa. For the latter, you must have used the tip of the pyramid from Egypt. Go back to Egypt to see if you have missed something.

    All artifacts should fit in the pressure vessels. You have probably collected a part that is not considered an artifact, but rather just a tool. This means that you have not yet found two artifacts. Go back to the first question to receive hints that will help you further.

    Hints

    Congrutulations on finding all three artifacts! To complete the time machine, place them in the pressure vessels in chronological order to unlock access to the future. All that is left is to find the future location that will help save the future! Follow these hints to figure out where to go.

    Hint 1
    On your trips to the past, did you find some symbolic clues?
    Hint 2
    There are three symbols to be found: a seedling, a vault and an ice crystal.
    Hint 3
    Where can we find a vault that stores frozen seeds?
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