Archaeology

Unidentified Artifact

For a complete list of Artifacts, see the Archaeology Wing.

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 Interact action (E key or right click+hold on PC).

Acquisition

Artifacts can be obtained in various ways:

Digging

Dig spots

The primary way to obtain Artifacts is by 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 will daily at the Western Ruins.
• Eastern Road Scholar Skill, adds an additional Dig Site will daily on the Eastern Road.

Similarly, the Stoneturner Skill means artifacts will sometimes drop from breaking rocks in the Mines. In addition, unlocking the Well Placed Skill will now sometimes yield Oopart Artifacts.

Fishing

Player next to a Dive Hole

After leveling up the archeology 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 the fishing skill allows the player to obtain Aquatic Artifacts.

Archaeology Skill Perks

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

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

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

Trivia

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