Find Pottery Sherds for Archaeology Pattern Crafting

Understand Pottery Sherd Locations

Pottery sherds are found by excavating suspicious blocks with a brush. Different sherd types appear in specific biomes and structures, matching Minecraft's Trails and Tales update archaeology system.

Excavate Suspicious Blocks

1. Locate suspicious sand or gravel (appears slightly different from normal blocks)

2. Equip a brush

3. Right-click and hold on the suspicious block

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5. Collect the pottery sherd that drops

Search Efficiently

Focus on:

• Desert temples and desert biomes
• Ocean ruins and beaches
• Trail ruins (new structures from Trails and Tales)
• Jungle temples and jungle biomes

Each location contains different sherd types. Visit multiple biomes to collect variety.

Stockpile for Crafting

Once you have sherds, combine each with shears and paper to create patterns. Having multiple sherds of the same type lets you craft multiple identical patterns for trading or applying to many banners.