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==Origins and history==
===Early history===
[[Image:TechPriestArtNew.jpg|thumb|right|A '''Tech-priest'''.{{citethis}}]]
The birthplace of the Martian Mechanicum was the ancient Forge World Mars. Mars was colonised early in human history, and developed separately from [[Terra]], both culturally and technologically. The arid surface of Mars was terraformed, and under a man-made atmosphere the colony flourished.{{Fn|1}}
*{{Main|Cult Mechanicus}}
[[Image:Techpriests.jpg|thumb|right|150px|'''Tech-priestsTechpriests''' performing their rituals{{Fn|39}}]]
Although the Emperor is venerated by the Adeptus Mechanicus for his ancient knowledge and comprehension, the techpriests do not follow the [[Imperial Cult]], but a wholly different religion, known as the Cult Mechanicus or the Cult of the Machine.{{Fn|1}}
