| Resource Overview | History |
Relics are one of the 31 rare resources. They appear as two large monument heads resembling the Moai from Easter Island.
Like all rare resources on land, Relics can be gathered by sending a Merchant from the Market to the resource location. When gathered, Relics provides the following benefits:
- +20
Knowledge gather rate - Reduces research and upgrade times by 33%
The gather rate of rare resources can be increased in various ways, as described in the main article. Note that 
Knowledge is not gathered before the 
Classical Age, but the Greeks may gather Knowledge from the beginning, making an early exploitation of Relics more useful.
The reduction of research and upgrade times becomes more valuable when playing with "long" research times custom settings, and less valuable when playing with "short" research times.
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