Archeology is a secondary profession that allows you to dig up hidden artifacts of lore. You will also have the chance to work on on fun or useful items for your characters. To get started simply visit one of the following trainers (ask a city guard to mark the trainer on your map.) Alliance Archeology Trainers Stormwind City Harrison Jones, Ironforge Doktor Professor Ironpants, Darnassus Hammon the Jaded, The Exodar Diya, Honor Hold Gerdra Fardelve, Valiance Keep Falda Fardelve Horde Archeology Trainers Ogrimmar Belloc Brightblade, Thunder Bluff Otoh Greyhide, Silvermoon City Elynara , Undercity Adam Hossack, Thrallmar Sirabel, Warsong Hold Lindarel Neutral Archeology Trainers Dalaran Dariness the Learned, Shattrath City Boduro the Seeker
Learn Apprentice Archeology from your trainer. Open the professions tab of your spellbook (hotkey = P) to view the new options.
Click on the Archeology icon on the right. Once you start surveying you will use this menu to track your current Archeology projects.
Click on the in the top left corner. A guide will pop up. Take time to read it and make note of what the dig sites look like.
Bring up your map (hotkey = m) and look at either Eastern Kingdoms or Kalimdor to find your first batch of dig sites. You will have 4 sites per continent at a time which are unique to you. This is great news on crowded servers as no one can steal your artifacts! Select a spot for your first dig and travel to the center of the highlighted area. Use your Survey ability to place your archeology equipment. Look for the color of the proximity indicator light and the direction your scope faces. The scope will be pointing in the general direction that your fragments are hidden. A red light indicates you are far away, a yellow light indicates your getting closer, and a green light indicates your just a few paces away.
Continue surveying and following the scope until you unearth your first fragments (screenshots of the fragments appear below). Click the fragment that appears to loot it. Repeat this prodess 2 more times - there are are 3 hidden locations at each dig site. Open your archeology project menu and click the race which has been highlighted to see what your first project is. It's recommended you do not solve any projects until you reach 100 Skill in archeology. Up to 100 you can skill off of digging afterwards you can only skill off of solving artifacts. If you are going for a specific rare it is wise to save all solves for that race until you cap off your archeology.
Certain projects will allow you to add a special race specific item to complete them faster. You have a chance to dig up these items. They can also be traded or bought off the Auction House.
Continue digging & solving artifacts. Be sure to visit the trainer as needed! At 300 skill you will have dig sites appear in Outlands. At 375 skill Northrend dig sites are available & at 450 sites may appear in Uldum. Past projects can be reviewed at any time using the purple tab of the Archeology menu.
Dwarf dig sites are located in Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor.
[Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan] BOA, Requires Level 85, Two-Hand Staff, 388 - 583 Damage Speed 2.10, (231.2 damage per second), +512 Stamina, +341 Intellect, Durability 120 / 120, Item Level 359, Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 228 (1.27% @ L85). Increases your haste rating by 228 (1.78% @ L85). Increases spell power by 1955. [Chalice of the Mountain Kings] BOP, Use: Witness a historic sword dance. (10 Min Cooldown) [Clockwork Gnome] BOP, Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion. [The Innkeeper's Daughter] BOP, Use: Returns you to <Hearthstone Location>. Speak to an Innkeeper in a different place to change your home location. (30 Min Cooldown) COMMON: Belt Buckle with Anvilmar Crest, Bodacious Door Knocker, Bone Gaming Dice, Boot Heel with Scrollwork, Ceramic Funeral Urn, Dented Shield of Horuz Killcrow, Dwarven Baby Socks, Golden Chamber Pot, Ironstar's Petrified Shield, Mithril Chain of Angerforge, Moltenfist's Jeweled Goblet, Notched Sword of Tunadil the Redeemer, Pewter Drinking Cup, Pipe of Franclorn Forgewright, Scepter of Bronzebeard, Scepter of Charlga Razorflank, Scorched Staff of Shadow Priest Anund, Silver Kris of Korl, Silver Neck Torc, Skull Staff of Shadowforge, Spiked Gauntlets of Anvilrage, Stone Gryphon, Warmaul of Burningeye, Winged Helm of Corehammer, Wooden Whistle, Word of Empress Zoe, Worn Hunting Knife.
Fossils can be found in Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor.
[Fossilized Raptor] BOP, Requires Level 40, Requires Riding (150) Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount. [Fossilized Hatchling] BOP, Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion. COMMON: Twisted Ammonite Shell, Ancient Shark Jaws, Beautiful Preserved Fern, Black Trilobite, Devilsaur Tooth, Feathered Raptor Arm, Imprint of a Kraken Tentacle, Insect in Amber, Proto-Drake Skeleton, Shard of Petrified Wood, Strange Velvet Worm, Vicious Ancient Fish.
Night Elf dig sites are located in Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms and Northrend (at lvl 375).
Bones of Transformation BOP, Use: Endure the transformation for 20 sec. (10 Min Cooldown) Queen Azshara's Dressing Gown BOA, Requires Level 60, Chest Cloth, 258 Armor, +27 Stamina, +41 Intellect, Durability 165 / 165, Item Level 78, Equip: Increases your haste rating by 23 (2.30% @ L60). Tyrande's Favorite Doll BOA, Requires Level 85, Unique-EquippedTrinket, +321 Intellect, Item Level 359, Equip: Recaptures 20% of all the mana you spend on spells, and stores it within the doll to be released at a later time. Up to a maximum of 420 mana can be stored. Use: Releases all mana stored within the doll, causing you to gain that much mana, and all enemies within 15 yards take 1 point of Arcane damage for each point of mana released. (1 Min Cooldown) Wisp Amulet BOP, Use: Take on wisp form for 20 sec. (10 Min Cooldown) Druid and Priest Statue Set BOP, Use: Summon a Fountain of Knowledge. (15 Min Cooldown) Highborne Soul Mirror BOP, Use: Look into the mirror... (10 Min Cooldown) Kaldorei Wind Chimes BOP, Use: Hold the chimes up to the wind and check the weather. (1 Min Cooldown) COMMON: Carcanet of the Hundred Magi, Chest of Tiny Glass Animals, Cloak Clasp with Antlers, Coin from Eldre'Thalas, Cracked Crystal Vial, Delicate Music Box, Green Dragon Ring, Hairpin of Silver and Malachite, Highborne Pyxis, Inlaid Ivory Comb, Kaldorei Amphora, Necklace with Elune Pendant, Scandalous Silk Nightgown, Scepter of Xavius, Shattered Glaive, Silver Scroll Case, String of Small Pink Pearls, Umbra Crescent
Troll survey locations are found in Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor and Northrend (at lvl 375).
Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds BOA, Requires Level 85, Unique, Two-Hand Sword, 1894 - 2843 Damage Speed 3.80 (623.3 damage per second), +341 Strength, +512 Stamina, Durability 120 / 120, Item Level 359, Equip: Increases your hit rating by 216 (1.80% @ L85). Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 238 (1.33% @ L85). COMMON: Atal'ai Scepter, Bracelet of Jade and Coins, Cinnabar Bijou, Drakkari Sacrificial Knife, Eerie Smolderthorn Idol, Feathered Gold Earring, Fetish of Hir'eek, Fine Bloodscalp Dinnerware, Gahz'rilla Figurine, Jade Asp with Ruby Eyes Troll, Lizard Foot Charm, Skull-Shaped Planter, Tooth with Gold Filling, Zandalari Voodoo Doll.
Draenei fragments can be found in Outlands at lvl 300 Archeology.
[Arrival of the Naaru] BOP, Use: Witness a recording of the arrival of the naaru. (3 Min Cooldown) [The Last Relic of Argus] BOP, Use: Teleports you exactly where you want to go... if you aren't too picky. (12 Hours Cooldown) COMMON: Anklet with Golden Bells, Baroque Sword Scabbard, Carved Harp of Exotic Wood, Dignified Portrait, Fine Crystal Candelabra, Plated Elekk Goad, Scepter of the Nathrezim, Strange Silver Paperweight.
At lvl 300 Archeology Orc dig sites can appear in Outlands.
Headdress of the First Shaman BOA, Requires Level 70, Head Mail, 720 Armor, +39 Agility, +21 Stamina, Red Socket, Blue Socket, Yellow Socket, Socket Bonus: +6 Stamina, Durability 100 / 100, Item Level 105, Equip: Increases your hit rating by 22 (1.49% @ L70)., Increases your critical strike rating by 22 (1.00% @ L70)., Use: Allows you to see far into the distance. (1 Min Cooldown) COMMON: Fierce Wolf Figurine, Fiendish Whip, Gray Candle Stub, Maul of Stone Guard Mur'og, Rusted Steak Knife, Scepter of Nekros Skullcrusher, Skull Drinking Cup, Tile of Glazed Clay, Tiny Bronze Scorpion
Nerubian dig sites will start to appear in Northrend at lvl 375 Archeology.
[Blessing of the Old God] BOP, Use: Recieve the Blessing of the Old God for 20 sec. (10 Min Cooldown) [Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron] BOP, Use: Make a vain attempt to open the puzzle box. (1 Min Cooldown) COMMON: Spidery Sundial, Ewer of Jormungar Blood, Gruesome Heart Box, Infested Ruby Ring, Scepter of Nezar'Azret, Six-Clawed Cornice, Vizier's Scrawled Streamer.
At lvl 375 Vrykul fragments can be found in Northrend.
Tol'vir sites in Uldum can appear as part of the Eastern Kingdom dig rotation at lvl 450 archeology.
[Crawling Claw] BOA, Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion. [Pendant of the Scarab Storm] BOA, Use: Summons a storm of peaceful scarabs. (1 Hour 40 Min Cooldown) [Ring of the Boy Emperor] BOA, Requires Level 85, Unique-Equipped, Finger, +286 Stamina, +190 Intellect, Item Level 359, Equip: Increases your haste rating by 127 (0.99% @ L85)., Increases your mastery rating by 127 (0.71 @ L85). [Scepter of Azj'Aqir] BOP, Requires Level 40, Requires Riding (150) Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount. [Scimitar of the Sirocco] BOA, Requires Level 85, One-Hand Sword, 841 - 1563 Damage, Speed 2.60 (462.3 damage per second), +146 Strength, +219 Stamina, Durability 105 / 105, Item Level 359, Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 111 (0.62% @ L85)., Increases your haste rating by 74 (0.58% @ L85). [Staff of Ammunae] BOA, Requires Level 85, Two-Hand Staff, 443 - 666 Damage Speed 2.40 (231.2 damage per second), +512 Stamina, +341 Intellect, +247 Spirit, Durability 120 / 120, Item Level 359, Equip: Increases your critical strike rating by 194 (1.08% @ L85)., Increases spell power by 1955. COMMON: Canopic Jar*, Castle of Sand, Cat Statue with Emerald Eyes, Engraved Scimitar Hilt, Sketch of a Desert Palace, Soapstone Scarab Necklace, Tiny Oasis Mosaic
*Canopic Jar has a rare chance to contain Recipe: Vial of the Sands for Alchemists.
While leveling Archeology you will be granted a series of achievements:
[10 points] Journeyman in Archaeology - Obtain 150 skill points in archaeology.
[10 points] Expert in Archaeology - Obtain 225 skill points in archaeology.
[10 points] Artisan in Archaeology - Obtain 300 skill points in archaeology.
[10 points] Master in Archaeology - Obtain 375 skill points in archaeology.
[10 points] Grand Master in Archaeology - Obtain 450 skill points in archaeology.
[10 points] Illustrious Grand Master in Archaeology - Obtain 525 skill points in archaeology.
Achievements earned for solving common artifacts:
[10 points] Digger - Find 10 common artifacts.
[10 points] Diggerer - Find 50 common artifacts.
[10 points] Diggerest - Find 100 common artifacts.
Achievements earned for solving rare artifacts:
[10 points] I Had It in My Hand - Find a rare artifact. Title Reward: Assistant Professor
[10 points] What was Briefly Yours is Now Mine - Find 10 rare artifacts. Title Reward: Associate Professor
[10 points] It Belongs in a Museum! - Find 20 rare artifacts. Title Reward: Professor
Special Collection Achievements
[10 points] (All Races) It's Always in the Last Place You Look - Recover archaeology artifacts from each of the following races.
Draenei
Fossil
Night Elf
Tol'vir
Vrykul
Dwarf
Nerubian
Orc
Troll
[10 points] (Multiple Races) Seven Scepters - Recover the following scepters from the various races of Azeroth.
Scepter of Charlga Razorflank (Dwarf)
Scepter of Xavius (Night Elf)
Scepter of the Nathrezim (Draenei)
Scepter of Bronzebeard (Dwarf)
Atal'ai Scepter (Troll)
Scepter of Nekros Skullcrusher (Orc)
Scepter of Nezar'Azret (Nerubian)
[10 points] (Dwarf Common Artifacts) Blue Streak - Discover who slew the dread wyrm Kaldrigos by collecting the following artifacts.
Notched Sword of Tunadil the Redeemer
Scorched Staff of Shadow Priest Anund
Dented Shield of Horuz Killcrow
Silver Kris of Korl
[10 points] (Dwarf Common Artifacts) Kings Under the Mountain - Discover the following artifacts of the Dark Iron thanes.
Mithril Chain of Angerforge
Winged Helm of Corehammer
Skull Staff of Shadowforge
Warmaul of Burningeye
Moltenfist's Jeweled Goblet
Ironstar's Petrified Shield
Spiked Gauntlets of Anvilrage
[10 points] (Orc Common Artifacts) The Harder they Fall - Discover how orc Chieftan Hargal was killed by collecting the following artifacts.
Tiny Bronze Scorpion
Gray Candle Stub
Maul of Stone Guard Mur'og
Rusted Steak Knife
[10 points] (Night Elf Common Artifacts) Tragedy in Three Acts - Recover the following night elf artifacts that tell the fateful story of Pyramond and Theleste.
Delicate Music Box
Hairpin of Silver and Malachite
Cracked Crystal Vial
Cloak Clasp with Antlers
Chest of Tiny Glass Animals
Silver Scroll Case
[10 points] (Tol'vir Common Artifacts) The Boy Who Would Be King - Recover the following tol'vir artifacts that tell of the rise and fall of Emperor Ninjter.
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in the top left corner. A guide will pop up. Take time to read it and make note of what the dig sites look like.
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