Better Archeology Wiki

Better Archeology Wiki & Guide

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Expands archaeology with fossils, artifact shards, brushes, an archeology table, vases, and excavation-related blocks.

Guides

Step-by-step, in-game.

How to Assemble Fossils from Skulls and Bodies How to Build with Rotten Wood Blocks How to Craft and Use the Different Brushes How to Find and Excavate Suspicious Dirt and Fossiliferous Dirt How to Handle Rusty Bombs and Evoker Traps Safely How to Use the Archeology Table to Restore Artifact Shards

Recipes

Every recipe the mod adds, grouped by how it is made.

Crafting · 22 Stonecutting · 2 Smelting · 1 Smithing (transform) · 1

Items

Unidentified Artifact

Blocks

A C E F G I O R S T V W

Mobs

Creatures this mod adds.

Rusty Bomb

Enchantments

Enchantments this mod adds.

Penetrating StrikePartially ignores effects of Protection Enchantments

Soaring WindsHarnesses winds to give a startup-boost when using an Elytra

TunnelingAlso breaks the Block below the mined block. Hold [SHIFT] to disable effects

Advancements

Advancements this pack adds, and how to earn them.

Kaboom?Yes Rico, Kaboom

Configuration

Every setting in the mod config file, with what it changes.

Option	What it does
`chickenFossilEffectsEnabled`	'Chicken Fossil' Effects
`diamondBrushTickRate`	'Diamond Brush' Brushing Tickrate
`guardianFossilEffectsEnabled`	'Guardian Fossil' Effects
`ironBrushTickRate`	'Iron Brush' Brushing Tickrate
`netheriteBrushTickRate`	'Netherite Brush' Brushing Tickrate
`ocelotFossilEffectsEnabled`	'Ocelot Fossil' Effects
`fossilFleeRange`	'Ocelot'/'Wolf Fossil' Flee Range
`penetratingStrikeEnabled`	'Penetrating Strike' Effects
`penetratingStrikeIgnorance`	'Penetrating Strike' Prot. Ignorance
`rustyBombTerrainDamage`	'Rusty Bomb' Terrain Damage
`soaringWindsBoost`	'Soaring Winds' Boost Strength
`soaringWindsEnabled`	'Soaring Winds' Effects
`growthTotemEnabled`	'Totem of Growth' Effects
`growthTotemGrowChance`	'Totem of Growth' Grow Chance
`growthTotemGrowRadius`	'Totem of Growth' Radius
`radianceTotemDamage`	'Totem of Radiance' Damage
`radianceTotemDamageTickAverage`	'Totem of Radiance' Damage Cooldown
`radianceTotemDamageEnabled`	'Totem of Radiance' Damaging
`radianceTotemEnabled`	'Totem of Radiance' Effects
`radianceTotemRadius`	'Totem of Radiance' Radius
`soulTotemEnabled`	'Totem of Souls' Effects
`torrentTotemBoost`	'Totem of Torrents' Boost Strength
`torrentTotemEnabled`	'Totem of Torrents' Effects
`torrentTotemUpwardsBoost`	'Totem of Torrents' Upwards Boosting

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Frequently asked questions

How do I start with Better Archeology?

Craft a brush (iron is the basic tier), then look for

Suspicious Dirt and

Fossiliferous Dirt in your world. Brush these blocks to unearth

artifact shards, fossil pieces, and other archaeology loot.

Where do I find Suspicious Dirt and

Fossiliferous Dirt?

Suspicious Dirt generates in archaeology-friendly spots similar to vanilla suspicious sand and gravel, while

Fossiliferous Dirt is tied to fossil dig sites. Bring a brush and right-click the block repeatedly until it crumbles and drops its loot.

What do I do with

artifact shards?

Take them to the

Archeology Table and restore them into complete

artifacts. The table is the main workstation for cleaning and reassembling shards you dig up.

How do I assemble a fossil?

Fossils come in separate Skull and Body pieces for each creature (chicken, creeper, guardian, ocelot, sheep). Combine the matching skull and body to form the complete fossil.

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