Ancient technology

"...keep in mind this is the race that built the Stargates. They did everything big."

- Daniel Jackson The technology of the Ancients is much more advanced than anything that the Tau'ri, other humans, the Goa'uld, and the Wraith have yet produced, and will most likely remain so for at least several centuries. Through access to their knowledge and technology, the Tau'ri have gained considerable ground in keeping several galaxies safe from terrible oppressors and enemies.

Overview
By the time they ascended, the Ancients had gathered more knowledge than any other race. Even now, that knowledge is far superior to that of the Tau'ri, the Goa'uld, and the Wraith. Only Ori technology, created with ascended knowledge, and the most recent Asgard technology can compare in certain respects. Noted for its massive redundancies and the extensive use of control crystals, Ancient technology is remarkably similar—in both appearance and function—to that of the Ori, as they both once lived together as one society: the Alterans. Ancient technology is also the most resilient ever seen, remaining intact for millions of years without even minor signs of deterioration or degradation of performance.

Of all their technological creations the Stargates are their most famous, but they have developed devices as diverse and advanced as flying cities, beaming technology, solid holograms, zero-point power sources, devices capable of communicating over intergalactic distances in real time, and FTL travel without entering hyperspace. Much of their weapons technology was designed and used during their century-long war with the Wraith in the Pegasus Galaxy. After returning to the Milky Way, however, the Ancients had no further need for either more powerful weapons or shields (as their only potential enemies were the far inferior Goa'uld), which became somewhat lacking when compared to other technologies created during this time.

As a safeguard, most Ancient technology constructed at least since the building of Atlantis requires the presence of a special gene to use, but in a large number of instances this gene is only required to activate it. In such cases, once active anyone can use the technology, regardless of whether or not they possess the gene. The only known instances where the ATA gene is required for continuous use are in important and potentially dangerous technologies, such as the Control chair.

Known technology

 * Alteran ship
 * Ark of Truth
 * Arthur's Mantle
 * Ascend-o-meter
 * Ascension machine
 * Asurans
 * Attero device
 * Control key
 * Aurora-class battleship
 * Orion
 * Aurora
 * Tria
 * Traveler Aurora-class battleship
 * Beam transporter
 * Tumor creation device
 * Call forwarding device
 * City-ship
 * Atlantis
 * Tower
 * Database
 * Transporters
 * Grounding station
 * Lockout device
 * Long range sensors
 * Stardrive
 * Cloaking technology
 * Sodan cloaking device
 * Cold Fusion Reactor Core
 * Communication stone
 * Intergalactic communication device
 * Control chair
 * Control crystal
 * Control device
 * Control panel
 * Crystal power cell
 * Dakara superweapon
 * Dalera's weapon
 * Defense satellite
 * Dolmen
 * DNA resequencer
 * Drone weapon
 * Mini-drone
 * Electromagnetic field generator
 * Espresso machine
 * Exogenesis device
 * Eye of the Gods
 * FTL engine
 * Healing device
 * Holographic guardian
 * Hub
 * Hyperdrive technology
 * Inertial dampener technology
 * Interdimensional visibility device
 * Kino
 * Life signs detector
 * Mind probe
 * Mobile drilling platform
 * Molecular construction device
 * Nanite creation machine
 * Observation satellite
 * Computer terminal
 * Outpost
 * Personal communicator
 * Project Arcturus
 * Energy weapon
 * Quantum Mirror
 * Repository of knowledge
 * Replicator disruptor
 * Ring transporter
 * Sangraal
 * Sensor technology
 * Shield of Dalera
 * Shield technology
 * Atlantis'
 * Personal
 * Stargate
 * Space suit
 * Space weapon
 * Star map
 * Stargate
 * Atlantis'
 * Bearing
 * Dialling device
 * Correlative update system
 * Glyph
 * Point of origin
 * Power node
 * Stargate destroyer
 * Stasis pod
 * Stun weapon
 * Subspace containment device
 * Time dilation device
 * Time loop machine
 * Time machine
 * Zero Point Module