Archaeology

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Archaeology

Archaeology is a skill where dig sites located in Cartography can be excavated to discover an assortment of rare and unique items, which provide assistance for progression of many other skills.

Dig Sites

Dig Site	Level	XP	Tiny		Small		Medium		Large
			Artefact	Rarity	Artefact	Rarity	Artefact	Rarity	Artefact	Rarity
Old Village	1	50	Ancient Wildberry Seeds	Common	Broken Trowel	Common	Broken Jug	Common	Old Hunting Bow	Common
			Aranite Sieve	Uncommon	Old Wooden Ladle	Uncommon	Empty Jug	Uncommon	Torn Chart	Uncommon
			Ancient Corn Seeds	Rare	Old Woodcutting Gloves	Rare	Cult Flyer	Rare	Leather Belt	Rare
			Ancient Carrot Seeds	Very Rare	Basic Barrier Gem	Very Rare		Very Rare		Very Rare
Ancient Market	6		Rusted Bronze Coin	Common	Crumbled Artefact	Common	Old Dreamcatcher	Common	Wooden Cart	Common
			Barrier Gem	Uncommon	Aranite Trowel	Uncommon	Old Music Box	Uncommon	Giant Clay Pot	Uncommon
			N/A		Beaded Necklace	Rare	N/A		Ancient Wine Casket	Rare
			N/A			Very Rare	N/A			Very Rare
			N/A		N/A		N/A			Legendary
Sacrificial Site	12	72	Cursed Charm	Common	Skull	Common	Old Burnt Offerings	Common	Stack of Small Bones	Common
			Bronze Ring	Uncommon	Harming Potion	Uncommon	Blood Chalice	Uncommon	Totem Pole	Uncommon
				Rare		Rare		Rare		Rare
				Very Rare	N/A		N/A			Very Rare
Stoneworkers	18		Broken Stone Shard	Common	Crumbled Artefact	Common	Bulky Gloves	Common	Large Stone	Common
			Shatter Stone	Uncommon	Whetstone Fragment	Uncommon	Chisel	Uncommon	Aranite Shovel	Uncommon
			N/A			Rare		Rare		Rare
			N/A			Very Rare	N/A		N/A
Monuments	24	144	Chipped Marble	Common	Dividers	Common	Broken Brush	Common	Stone Statue	Common
			Golden Leaf	Uncommon	Old Metal Plaque	Uncommon	Colourful Vase	Uncommon	Island Chart	Uncommon
			N/A		Old Crafting Gloves	Rare	Aranite Brush	Rare	Navigation Chart	Rare
			N/A			Very Rare	Ancient Stone Tablet	Very Rare	Gold Brazier	Very Rare
			N/A		N/A		N/A		Statue of Prosperity	Legendary
Bazaar	32			Common		Common		Common		Common
Secret Mines	40		Flint	Common	Crystalized Mithril Fragment	Common	Bag of Coal	Common	Broken Pickaxe	Common
			Gold Speck	Uncommon	Mining Lantern	Uncommon	Aranite Ore	Uncommon	Wooden Sign	Uncommon
			N/A		Rock Carving	Rare	Darksteel Ore	Rare	Toppled Minecart	Rare
				Very Rare		Very Rare		Very Rare	N/A
Coral Wreckage	48		Rusted Ring	Common	Coral	Common	Bundle of Rope	Common	Large Wooden Plank	Common
			Blue Jewel	Uncommon	Gold Bar Coffer	Uncommon	Trader Crate	Uncommon	Torn Fishing Net	Uncommon
				Rare	Old Pirate Treasure Chart	Rare	Broken Odd Weapon	Rare		Rare
				Very Rare	N/A		Old Spyglass	Very Rare	N/A
Quarry	55	330	Pebble	Common	Marble	Common	Old Bucket	Common	Broken Shovel	Common
			Charged Topaz Shard	Uncommon	Grinding Stone	Uncommon	Rune Mallet	Uncommon	Large Marble	Uncommon
			Charged Sapphire Shard	Rare	N/A		Dirty Mining Boots	Rare	Large Fossil	Rare
			Charged Ruby Shard	Very Rare	N/A		N/A		N/A
				Legendary	N/A		N/A		N/A
Glacia City Ruins	65		Crumbled Artefact	Common	Silver Goblet	Common	Old Vase	Common	Broken Door	Common
			Old Fancy Quill	Uncommon	Old Plant Pot	Uncommon	Old Barrel	Uncommon	"Dusty Book of Knowledge"	Uncommon
			Noble Jeweled Necklace	Rare	Old Gold Bars	Rare	Old Cooking Pot	Rare	Old Carriage	Rare
				Very Rare		Very Rare		Very Rare	Broken Golden Harp	Very Rare
			N/A		N/A		N/A			Legendary
Ancient Forge	75		Nails	Common	Horseshoe	Common	Crumbled Artefact	Common	Old Anvil	Common
			Aranite Arrowtips	Uncommon	Blacksmith Tongs	Uncommon	Boat Figurehead	Uncommon	Old Aranite Plating	Uncommon
			Darksteel Arrowtips	Rare	Ancient Magic Hammer	Rare	Elusive Boots	Rare	Old Darksteel Plating	Rare
			Ancient Sieve	Very Rare	Ancient Trowel	Very Rare	Ancient Brush	Very Rare	Ancient Shovel	Very Rare
			N/A		N/A		Magic Anvil	Legendary	Old Relic Plating	Legendary
Ritual Site	82		Broken Gem	Common	Ritual Bowl	Common	Incense	Common	Old Cauldron	Common
			Bag of Shards	Uncommon	Mask of Weakening	Uncommon	Cursed Rune Pouch	Uncommon	Stack Of Big Bones	Uncommon
			Old Summoning Amulet	Rare		Rare	Old Temple Chart	Rare	Magical Broomstick	Rare
			Ring of Summoning	Very Rare		Very Rare		Very Rare	N/A
				Legendary	N/A		N/A		N/A
Lost Temple	90			Common		Common		Common		Common
Watchtower	95			Common		Common		Common		Common
Castle Ruins	100			Common		Common		Common		Common
Cathedral	105			Common		Common		Common		Common
Shipwreck Cove	110			Common		Common		Common		Common
Melantis	118			Common		Common		Common		Common

Skillcape

The Archaeology Skillcape can be purchased from the store for 1,000,000 after the player reaches Level 99.

The Superior Archaeology Skillcape can be purchased from the store for 10,000,000 after the player reaches Level 120.

Skillcape	Name	Requirements	Effect
	Archaeology Skillcape	Level 99	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology +1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology +10% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions +1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology +1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
	Superior Archaeology Skillcape	Level 120	+3 levels of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Brush Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology +15% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions +3 levels of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology +1 minimum Items found in Archaeology

Pet

Pet	Name	Effect
	Warren	+5% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions

Skill Boosts

This table lists most sources of Archaeology-specific modifier boosts. For a list of boosts that apply to all skills, see the Skill Boosts page. This list does not contain boosts provided from Mastery rewards.

Source	Type	Archaeology Boosts	Other Modifiers
Cave Trail	Agility Obstacle 4	+6% Archaeology Mastery XP +6% Archaeology Skill XP	+5% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions
Ocean Drifting	Agility Obstacle 9	+10% Chance to Double Items in Archaeology	-10% dig site map refinement cost -5% Cartography Interval +10% Chance to Double Items in Cartography
Nysa	Constellation	+5% Chance to Double Items in Archaeology +8% Archaeology Mastery XP +8% Archaeology Skill XP	-5% dig site map refinement cost -5% Cartography survey interval +5% Chance to Double Items in Cartography +8% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions +8% Cartography Skill XP
Archaeologist Body	Item (Platebody)	+5% Archaeology Skill XP
Archaeologist Boots	Item (Boots)	+5% Archaeology Skill XP
Archaeologist Gloves	Item (Gloves)	+5% Archaeology Skill XP
Archaeologist Hat	Item (Helmet)	+5% Archaeology Skill XP
Archaeologist Leggings	Item (Platelegs)	+5% Archaeology Skill XP
Archaeologist's Consumable	Item (Consumable)	-10% Archaeology Interval
Archaeologist's Whip	Item (Weapon)	+4% Archaeology Mastery XP +4% Archaeology Skill XP
Archaeology Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology +1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology +1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology +1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology	+10% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions
Cape of Completion (Atlas of Discovery)	Item (Cape)	+3 levels of the Brush Tool in Archaeology +1 minimum Items found in Archaeology +3 levels of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology	-20% dig site map refinement cost -50% Cartography Dig Site Map upgrade interval -30% Cartography survey interval +15% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Cartography
Golden Trowel	Item (Shield)	-10% Archaeology Interval +8% Archaeology Mastery XP
Old Scripture	Item (Consumable)	+1 minimum Items found in Archaeology
Superior Archaeology Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+3 levels of the Brush Tool in Archaeology +1 minimum Items found in Archaeology +3 levels of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology	+15% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions
Adamant Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Adamant Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Adamant Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Adamant Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Ancient Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Ancient Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Ancient Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Ancient Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Aranite Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Aranite Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Aranite Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Aranite Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Crystal Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Crystal Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Crystal Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Crystal Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Dark Steel Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Dark Steel Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Dark Steel Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Dark Steel Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Dig Site Token	Upgrade	+6% Archaeology Skill XP
Dragon Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Dragon Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Dragon Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Dragon Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Iron Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Iron Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Iron Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Iron Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Mithril Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Mithril Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Mithril Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Mithril Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Relic Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Relic Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Relic Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Relic Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Rune Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Rune Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Rune Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Rune Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology
Steel Brush	Upgrade	+1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology
Steel Shovel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology
Steel Sieve	Upgrade	+1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology
Steel Trowel	Upgrade	+1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology

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