“ | You're interested in the wonders buried underground? Archaeology is not so simple. It's not all treasure and glory. Sometimes you have to enter dangerous relics filled with monsters, or solve difficult ancient mechanisms. | ” |
— Robin
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Archaeology is a feature that allows archaeologists to dig up, identify, and trade in ancient artifacts for archaeology tokens. An Archaeology Pickaxe and the Identification Tool Set are necessary to cultivate and examine artifacts.
As ruled by the Archaeology Association, in order to protect the historical ruins, archaeologists can only dig up 100 times per day. This limit resets at midnight Eastern Standard Time. An Archaeologist's Honor buff is provided to track the number of times archaeologists have dug up and identified an item.
Dig sites[]
Dig sites are located around the vicinity of an Archaeologist Merchant. Each map contains at most three dig sites, with each area only available on certain days.
On open dig sites, the area will have certain spots radiating yellow sparkles on the ground. An artifact can be dug up on these spots when using the pickaxe. Once the artifact is dug up, the archaeologist can identify it by choosing one of the three available tools that correspond to the color of the glow.
Open dig sites[]
Map | Schedule | ||||||
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Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
Port Skandia | X:544, Y:575 Wisp |
X:309, Y:666 Energized Crystal |
X:272, Y:464 Chinaware |
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Helonia Coast | X:666, Y:306 Animal Bones |
X:374, Y:578 Marine Fossils |
X:341, Y:279 Stone Tablet |
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Crescent Hill | X:443, Y:495 Pottery Shard |
X:269, Y:791 Handcrafted Relic |
X:774, Y:621 Treasure |
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Cactakara Forest | X:517, Y:550 Chinaware |
X:550, Y:180 Treasure |
X:157, Y:619 Wisp | ||||
Demarech Mines | X:820, Y:426 Animal Bones |
X:267, Y:688 Pottery Shard |
X:371, Y:279 Stone Tablet |
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Triatio Highlands | X:106, Y:779 Rare Mineral |
X:287, Y:152 Cultural Relic |
X:626, Y:536 Cultural Relic | ||||
Candeo Marsh | X:737, Y:697 Pottery Shard |
X:328, Y:172 Treasure |
X:260, Y:773 Stone Tablet |
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Ventos Prairie | X:771, Y:846 Chinaware |
X:521, Y:611 Handcrafted Relic |
X:862, Y:583 Energized Crystal | ||||
Oblitus Wood | X:765, Y:551 Rare Mineral |
X:480, Y:451 Marine Fossils |
X:695, Y:195 Rare Mineral | ||||
Star Sand Desert | X:373, Y:520 Animal Bones |
X:482, Y:645 Marine Fossils |
X:228, Y:700 Energized Crystal |
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Vulture's Vale | X:550, Y:200 Wisp |
X:756, Y:246 Treasure |
X:669, Y:443 Handcrafted Relic | ||||
Blizzard Berg | X:144, Y:482 Wisp |
X:652, Y:363 Animal Bones |
X:468, Y:337 Cultural Relic |
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Starstruck Plateau | X:492, Y:515 Primitive Tool |
X:242, Y:351 Corroded Relic |
X:629, Y:468 Crumbling Tablet | ||||
Rainmist Reach | X:451, Y:406 Phosphorus Crystal |
X:687, Y:684 Corroded Ore |
X:367, Y:133 Radioactive Stone |
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Emerald Marsh | X:424, Y:315 Mutant Remains |
X:712, Y:382 Mana Parasite |
X:249, Y:689 Fallenwisp | ||||
Silent Ice Field | X:527, Y:631 Handcrafted Relic |
X:618, Y:693 Frozen Remains |
X:208, Y:496 Frozen Ore |
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Port Morton | X:318, Y:302 Sea Monster Limb |
X:393, Y:641 Extinct Shellfish |
X:547, Y:225 Ancient Shipwreck | ||||
Candetonn Hill | X:359, Y:176 Prehistoric Amber |
X:204, Y:453 Charred Wood |
X:428, Y:630 Dried Plant |
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Viridian Steppe | X:440, Y:274 Ancient Beast Claw |
X:288, Y:516 Ancient Beast Remains |
X:174, Y:167 Aged Giant Bone | ||||
Desolate Valley | X:745, Y:220 Magic Crystal |
X:395, Y:608 Magic Orb |
X:132, Y:563 Magic Runestone |
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Tanglevine Cascades | X:464, Y:385 Bone Club |
X:204, Y:605 Alchemy Stone |
X:692, Y:228 Magimagnet | ||||
Sunhunter's Vale | X:413, Y:359 Scarlet Utensil |
X:521, Y:667 Stone Jar |
X:100, Y:250 Ancestral Idol |
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Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
Reset occurs daily at midnight (GMT-5). |
Interface[]
The Identification Tool Set is necessary to identify artifacts that have been dug up. Each artifact will radiate a different colored glow: yellow, red, or blue. Depending on the color of the glow, the corresponding color of the tool can be used to identify the item correctly. Incorrectly identifying the artifact will result in a lower quality item.
To begin identification, the player can right-click on the artifact to open up the archaeology interface. Once open, the player can open the interface to reveal three different tools to identify the artifact.
Tool | Description |
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Analyze | Use the reference manual and magnifying glass to analyze the ancient artifact. Suitable for identifying yellow glowing ancient artifacts. |
Clean | Use the dustpan and brush to clean the ancient artifact. Suitable for identifying red glowing ancient artifacts. |
Repair | Use the repair hammer and the potion to repair ancient artifact. Suitable for identifying blue glowing ancient artifacts. |
Artifacts[]
<tabber> Sunday=
Location | Sunday | |||
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Dig | Blue | Red | Yellow | |
Port Skandia | Buried Wisp | Top-Quality Wisp | Slightly Damaged Wisp | Well Preserved Wisp |
Crescent Hill | Buried Pottery Shard | Slightly Damaged Pottery Shard | Well Preserved Pottery Shard | Top-Quality Pottery Shard |
Demarech Mines | Buried Animal Bones | Well Preserved Animal Bones | Top-Quality Animal Bones | Slightly Damaged Animal Bones |
Candeo Marsh | Buried Pottery Shard | Slightly Damaged Pottery Shard | Well Preserved Pottery Shard | Top-Quality Pottery Shard |
Star Sand Desert | Buried Animal Bones | Well Preserved Animal Bones | Top-Quality Animal Bones | Slightly Damaged Animal Bones |
Blizzard Berg | Buried Wisp | Top-Quality Wisp | Slightly Damaged Wisp | Well Preserved Wisp |
Silent Ice Field | Frosted Handcrafted Relic | Flawless Frosted Handcrafted Relic | Fine Frosted Handcrafted Relic | Slightly Damaged Frosted Handcrafted Relic |
Candetonn Hill | Prehistoric Amber | Fine Prehistoric Amber | Flawless Prehistoric Amber | Flawed Prehistoric Amber |
Desolate Valley | Mysterious Crystallized Magic | Flawless Magic Crystal | Fine Magic Crystal | Flawed Magic Crystal |
Sunhunter's Vale | Scarlet Utensil | Flawless Scarlet Utensil | Flawed Scarlet Utensil | Fine Scarlet Utensil |
|-| Monday=
Location | Monday | |||
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Dig | Blue | Red | Yellow | |
Port Skandia | Buried Energized Crystal | Slightly Damaged Energized Crystal | Top-Quality Energized | Well Preserved Energized Crystal |
Crescent Hill | Buried Handcrafted Relic | Top-Quality Energized Crystal | Slightly Damaged Energized Crystal | Well Preserved Energized Crystal |
Candeo Marsh | Buried Treasure | Top-Quality Treasure | Well Preserved Treasure | Slightly Damaged Treasure |
Blizzard Berg | Buried Animal Bones | Well Preserved Bones | Top-Quality Animal Bones | Slightly Damaged Animal Bones |
Emerald Marsh | Buried Mutant Remains | Well Preserved Mutant Remains | Top-Quality Mutant Remains | Slightly Damaged Mutant Remains |
Starstruck Plateau | Primitive Tool | Flawless Primitive Tool | Fine Primitive Tool | Slightly Damaged Primitive |
Port Morton | Sea Monster Limb | Flawed Sea Monster Limb | Flawless Sea Monster Limb | Fine Sea Monster Limb |
Desolate Valley | Mystic Sphere | Flawed Magic Orb | Flawless Magic Orb | Fine Magic Orb |
|-| Tuesday=
Location | Tuesday | |||
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Dig | Blue | Red | Yellow | |
Helonia Coast | Buried Animal Bones | Well Preserved Animal Bones | Top-Quality Animal Bones | Slightly Damaged Animal Bones |
Demarech Mines | Buried Pottery Shard | Slightly Damaged Pottery Shard | Well Preserved Pottery Shard | Top-Quality Pottery Shard |
Triatio Highlands | Buried Rare Mineral | Slightly Damaged Rare Mineral | Top-Quality Rare Mineral | Well Preserved Rare Mineral |
Star Sand Desert | Buried Marine Fossils | Well Preserved Marine Fossil | Slightly Damaged Marine Fossils | Top-Quality Marine Fossils |
Vulture's Vale | Buried Wisp | Top-Quality Wisp | Slightly Damaged Wisp | Well Preserved Wisp |
Rainmist Reach | Buried Phosphorus Crystal | Slightly Damaged Phosphorus Crystal | Well Preserved Phosphorus Crystal | Top-Quality Phosphorous Crystal |
Starstruck Plateau | Corroded Relic | Slightly Damaged Corroded Relic | Flawless Corroded Relic | Fine Corroded Relic |
Candetonn Hill | Charred Ancient Wood | Flawless Charred Wood | Flawed Charred Wood | Fine Charred Wood |
Tanglevine Cascades | Bone Club | Flawed Bone Club | Flawless Bone Club | Fine Bone Club |
|-| Wednesday=
Location | Wednesday | |||
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Dig | Blue | Red | Yellow | |
Helonia Coast | Buried Marine Fossil | Well Preserved Marine Fossil | Slightly Damaged Marine Fossil | Top-Quality Marine Fossil |
Cactakara Forest | Buried Treasure | Top-quality Treasure | Well Preserved Treasure | Slightly Damaged Treasure |
Candeo Marsh | Buried Stone Tablet | Top-Quality Stone Tablet | Slightly Damaged Stone Tablet | Well Preserved Stone Tablet |
Ventos Prairie | Buried Chinaware | Well Preserved Chinaware | Top-Quality Chinaware | Slightly Damaged Chinaware |
Oblitus Wood | Buried Rare Mineral | Slightly Damaged Rare Mineral | Top-Quality Rare Mineral | Well Preserved Rare Mineral |
Rainmist Reach | Buried Corroded Ore | Slightly Damaged Corroded Relic | Well Preserved Corroded Relic | Top-Quality Corroded Relic |
Silent Ice Field | Frozen Remains | Slightly Damaged Frozen Remains | Flawless Frozen Remains | Fine Frozen Remains |
Viridian Steppe | Ancient Beast Claw | Fine Ancient Beast Claw | Flawed Ancient Beast Claw | Flawless Ancient Beast Claw |
Sunhunter's Vale | Stone Jar | Flawless Stone Jar | Fine Stone Jar | Flawed Stone Jar |
|-| Thursday=
Location | Thursday | |||
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Dig | Blue | Red | Yellow | |
Port Skandia | Buried Chinaware | Well Preserved Chinaware | Top-Quality Chinaware | Slightly Damaged Chinaware |
Crescent Hill | Buried Treasure | Top-Quality Treasure | Well Preserved Treasure | Slightly Damaged Treasure |
Ventos Prairie | Buried Handcrafted Relic | Well Preserved Handcrafted Relic | Slightly Damaged Handcrafted Relic | Top-Quality Handcrafted Relic |
Star Sand Desert | Buried Energized Crystal | Slightly Damaged Energized Crystal | Top-Quality Energized Crystal | Well Preserved Energized Crystal |
Vulture's Vale | Buried Treasure | Top-Quality Treasure | Well Preserved Treasure | Slightly Damaged Treasure |
Emerald Marsh | Buried Mana Parasite | Top-Quality Mana Parasite | Slightly Damaged Mana Parasite | Well Preserved Mana Parasite |
Port Morton | Extinct Shellfish | Fine Extinct Shellfish | Flawed Extinct Shellfish | Flawless Extinct Shellfish |
Desolate Valley | Enchanted Runestone | Fine Magic Runestone | Flawed Magic Runestone | Flawless Magic Runestone |
Tanglevine Cascades | Mysterious Alchemy Stone | Fine Alchemy Stone | Flawed Alchemy Stone | Flawless Alchemy Stone |
|-| Friday=
Location | Friday | |||
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Dig | Blue | Red | Yellow | |
Helonia Coast | Buried Stone Tablet | Top-Quality Stone Tablet | Slightly Damaged Stone Tablet | Well Preserved Stone Tablet |
Demarech Mines | Buried Stone Tablet | Top-Quality Stone Tablet | Slightly Damaged Stone Tablet | Well Preserved Stone Tablet |
Triatio Highlands | Buried Cultural Relic | Slightly Damaged Cultural Relic | Well Preserved Cultural Relic | Top-Quality Cultural Relic |
Oblitus Wood | Buried Marine Fossil | Well Preserved Marine Fossil | Slightly Damaged Marine Fossil | Top-Quality Marine Fossil |
Blizzard Berg | Buried Cultural Relic | Slightly Damaged Cultural Relic | Well Preserved Cultural Relic | Top-Quality Cultural Relic |
Rainmist Reach | Buried Radioactive Stone | Slightly Damaged Radioactive Stone | Well Preserved Radioactive Stone | Top-Quality Radioactive Stone |
Silent Ice Field | Frozen Ore | Fine Frozen Ore | Slightly Damaged Frozen Ore | Flawless Frozen Ore |
Candetonn Hill | Fossilized Plant | Flawed Dried Plant | Flawless Dried Plant | Fine Dried Plant |
Viridian Steppe | Fossilized Beast Tracks | Flawless Ancient Beast Remains | Flawed Ancient Beast Remains | Fine Ancient Beast Remains |
Sunhunter's Vale | Ancestral Idol | Fine Ancestral Idol | Flawed Ancestral Idol | Flawless Ancestral Idol |
|-| Saturday=
Location | Saturday | |||
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Dig | Blue | Red | Yellow | |
Cactakara Forest | Buried Wisp | Top-Quality Wisp | Slightly Damaged Wisp | Well Preserved Wisp |
Triatio Highlands | Buried Cultural Relic | Slightly Damaged Cultural Relic | Well Preserved Cultural Relic | Top-Quality Cultural Relic |
Ventos Prairie | Buried Energized Crystal | Slightly Damaged Energized Crystal | Top-Quality Energized Crystal | Well Preserved Energized Crystal |
Oblitus Wood | Buried Rare Mineral | Slightly Damaged Rare Mineral | Top-Quality Rare Mineral | Well Preserved Rare Mineral |
Vulture's Vale | Buried Handcrafted Relic | Well Preserved Handcrafted Relic | Slightly Damaged Handcrafted Relic | Top-Quality Handcrafted Relic |
Emerald Marsh | Buried Fallenwisp | Well Preserved Fallenwisp | Slightly Damaged Fallenwisp | Top-Quality Fallenwisp |
Starstruck Plateau | Crumbling Tablet | Fine Crumbling Tablet | Slightly Damaged Crumbling Tablet | Flawless Crumbling Tablet |
Port Morton | Ancient Shipwreck | Fine Ancient Shipwreck | Flawed Ancient Shipwreck | Flawless Ancient Shipwreck |
Viridian Steppe | Aged Giant Bone | Flawed Aged Giant Bone | Flawless Aged Giant Bone | Fine Aged Giant Bone |
Tanglevine Cascades | Magimagnet | Flawless Magimagnet | Fine Magimagnet | Flawed Magimagnet |
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Profession Levels[]
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Medals[]
Medal | Name | Criteria |
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Archaeology Medal | Complete achievement "Dig, dig!" Excavate all unidentified Archaeological Treasures 10 times. | |
Profession Medal | Complete: achievement "Journeyman" to obtain. Obtain Bronze Epicurean Medal, Bronze Archaeology Medal, and Bronze Angler Medal. |
Medal | Name | Criteria |
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Archaeology Medal | Complete achievement "I'm a Treasure Hunter!" to obtain. Excavate all Unidentified Cultural Relics from Port Skandia to Blizzard Berg 100 times. | |
Profession Medal | Complete achievement "Artisan" to obtain. Obtained Silver Epicurean Medal, Silver Archaeology Medal, and Silver Angler Medal. |
Merchants[]
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