Atlas (Artifact)

The Atlas is an artifact Lara Croft uses in Rise of the Tomb Raider.

It is an ancient map/blueprint hidden by the Remnants ancestors that leads the way to the hidden ruins of Kitezh, and the Divine Source. The map is shown by having light go through the 'crystal' show in the image, then the light makes its way through the cracks.

Trivia

 * The Atlas is no secret to the Remnants, a man revealed its existence, but not its location, when Jacob was threatened.
 * The Deathless Prophet's people were highly advanced for their time and the invention/inventor of the Atlas would have been a legendary marvel amongst the ancient Empire. Lara states this advanced skill a few times during the final chapters of the game.
 * To view the Atlas is a simple mechanism, controlled by two chains to lift the Atlas to the light, and to rotate the map. But the pentagonal shaped Atlas is of a more advanced design, the work of math-magician's, metal crafters and skilled architects.
 * Lara first learns of the Atlas by a golden mural that circles a large statue of the Prophet, it states that his people forged the Atlas so that 'the Deathless Prophet shall always know his city and its secrets.
 * Following the events of Lara's journey to Kitezh, she kept the Atlas at Sofia's insistence.