Originally Posted by
Dyros
Archaeology is nothing more than a vanity profession, now. The BoA gear at 85 is already outdated, and there's really nothing else to make it a true profession.
When this expansion was released I scrambled to Archaeology in hopes of getting a Vial of the Sands recipe. After 3 months of spending hours a day grinding, I said "screw it" and never looked back. The mounts are probably the best part of the whole thing, if you have the patience for it. Aside from that, it's more tedious than fishing and less rewarding for the monotony of it all.