Archaeology

For a complete list of Artifacts, see Archaeology Wing.

An "Unidentified Artifact"

Artifacts are a type of item found throughout Mistria. They can be gifted, sold, or donated to the Museum. Each time an Artifact is found, the Archaeology Skill increases.

Artifacts must first be identified before they can gifted, sold, or donated. To identify an unidentified Artifact, use the Held Interact action (default is ( e key+hold) or ( right click+hold) on PC).

Acquisition

Artifacts can be obtained in various ways:

Digging

Dig spots

The primary way to obtain Artifacts is through using a  pickaxe or  shovel on dig spots located throughout Mistria. Dig spots can be found in multiple terrain types, such as grass, sand, and dirt.

A certain number of dig spots are guaranteed to spawn in sections of the Map such as The Western Ruins, while other areas seem to spawn dig spots at random.

Increasing The Player's Archaeology Skill can unlock Skill Perks that increase the number of dig spots that spawn in certain locations:

•  Western Ruins Scholar Skill: adds an additional Dig Site daily at the Western Ruins.
•  Eastern Road Scholar Skill: adds an additional Dig Site daily on the Eastern Road.

Additionally, acquisition of the  Stoneturner Skill makes artifacts sometimes drop from breaking rocks in the Mines.

Fishing

Player next to a Dive Hole

After sufficiently leveling up the Archaeology Skill, the player can unlock the skill perk  Sunken Secrets Skill to be able to obtain Sunken Artifacts.

Similarly, unlocking the  Aquatic Antiquities Skill after leveling up Fishing allows the player to obtain Aquatic Artifacts.

Mist Spots

Player next to a Mist spot

While the  Mist Sight Skill is enabled, a Mist Spot will appear somewhere in Mistria, from these The Player can obtain Mist Artifacts.

Sets Only Found By Unlocking Skills

Much like The Sunken Artifact Set and The Aquatic Artifacts Set, other sets require the player to unlock certain skills before they can be found. These sets include:

• The Oopart Artifact Set, which requires the  Well Placed Skill.
• The Vintage Farm Tools Artifact Set, which requires the  Former Farmers Skill.
• The Ritual Artifact Set, which requires the  Lost to History Skill.
• The Mist Artifact Set, which requires the  Mist Sight Skill.

Archaeology Skill Perks

The Archaeology Skill can be increased by uncovering artifacts around Mistria and The Mines.

Trading in collected Essence at  Caldarus' Statue on their Farm allows The Player to gain bonuses to their archaeology skill.

Tier 1 (Lvl 1)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Museum Quality I	Digging up Uncommon Artifacts will become more likely.	20
	Unpeatable	Digging up Peat, Sod, and Clay will sometimes drop double the usual amount.	10
	Sunken Secrets	Dive spots can now contain Sunken Artifacts.	15
	Western Ruins Scholar	An additional Dig Site will appear daily at the Western Ruins.	15

Tier 2 (Lvl 15)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Sunken Treasure	Treasure Chests are more likely to appear when diving.	35
	Stoneturner	Artifacts will sometimes drop from breaking Rocks in the Mines.	40
	Eastern Road Scholar	An additional Dig Site will appear daily on the Eastern Road.	50
	Pursuit	Digging up Peat, Sod, or Clay increases your chances of finding an Uncommon or Rare Artifact the next time.	45

Tier 3 (Lvl 30)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Back in Vogue	Artifacts will now sell for 25% more tesserae.	80
	Natural Beauty	Biome Furniture Recipes will sometimes drop from Dig Sites in the Mines.	85
	Well Placed	Out of Place Artifacts will sometimes drop from Dig Sites in the overworld.	70
	Museum Quality II	Digging up Rare Artifacts will become more likely.	75

Tier 4 (Lvl 45)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Former Farmers	A dig site will now appear daily on your farm, with a new artifact set to collect.	155
	Museum Quality III	Digging up Legendary Artifacts will become more likely.	140
	Back In Vogue II	Artifacts now sell for an additional 25% more tesserae.	145
	Natural Beauty II	Biome Furniture Recipes are now more likely to drop from Dig Sites in the Mines.	150

Tier 5 (Lvl 60)
Skill Perk		Description	Cost
	Mist Sight	A Mist Spot will appear daily around Mistria where the veil between worlds is thin, allowing you to reach through and pull forth unusual objects from the magic realm in exchange for essence.	155

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Trivia

• "Oopart" is used as an abbreviation for "Out of Place Artifacts" in real-life archaeology.

History

• v0.12.0:
  • All skills can now be leveled up to level 45.
    • New Tier 4 skill perks:  Former Farmers Skill and  Museum Quality III Skill.