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Archaeology icon Cataclysm Archaeology (Profession)

When Solved, Archaeology Fragments form Artifacts (also called 'archaeology finds' to distinguish them from artifact quality items). When you solve an artifact you gain an actual item (that you can sell), as well as an entry in Archaeology's "Completed Artifacts" tab.

Most artifacts are common. These give you a little bit of lore or flavor text and an item you can sell for a small profit (presumably to a museum!) The profit increases as the value of the artifact increases. You can estimate this by the number of fragments needed to finish the artifact. You will only find cheaper artifacts at low level, but you can find cheap and valuable artifacts at higher level (the reason for this is we want players to be able to find all the artifacts if they want to). You won't find a second copy of a common object until you have found all the artifacts of that race. If you get stuck at a certain skill level of archaeology or character level, you may find an artifact more than once until you reach the next tier.

Some artifacts are rare. These always make a blue or purple item. Many of these have no in-game power and are toys or for flavor. Some of them are actual weapons and armor. The latter items are all bound to account. They aren't heirlooms in that they don't scale, but you can pass them around. So if you are level 80 and you find a level 60 axe, you can always have another character use it when they are level 60. You will never get a rare artifact more than once.

Sometimes you will find keystones of a race. In certain projects, they can replace 12 fragments per keystone. In the below tables, "100 + 3 socket" means that the project can be built of 100 fragments, but also of 88 fragments and one keystone, 76 and 2 keystones, or 64 and 3 keystones.

Dwarf artifacts

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Belt Buckle with Anvilmar Crest] 34 1-75 Common
[Bodacious Door Knocker] 35 + 1 socket Common
[Bone Gaming Dice] 32 1-75 Common
[Boot Heel with Scrollwork] 34 + 1 socket 150-225 Common
[Ceramic Funeral Urn] 75-150 Common
[Chalice of the Mountain Kings] 100 + 3 sockets 150-225 Rare
[Clockwork Gnome] 100 + 3 sockets 225-300 Rare
[Dented Shield of Horuz Killcrow] Common Money achievement Blue Streak
[Dwarven Baby Socks] 30 1-75 Common
[Golden Chamber Pot] Common
[Ironstar's Petrified Shield] Common Money achievement Kings Under the Mountain
[Mithril Chain of Angerforge] Common Money achievement Kings Under the Mountain
[Moltenfist's Jeweled Goblet] 34 75-150 Common Money achievement Kings Under the Mountain
[Notched Sword of Tunadil the Redeemer] 35 + 1 socket Common Money achievement Blue Streak
[Pewter Drinking Cup] 35 + 1 socket 75-150 Common
[Scepter of Bronzebeard] Common Money achievement Seven Scepters
[Scepter of Charlga Razorflank] Common Money achievement Seven Scepters
[Scorched Staff of Shadow Priest Anund] Common Money achievement Blue Streak
[Silver Kris of Korl] Common Money achievement Blue Streak
[Silver Neck Torc] 34 + 1 socket 150-225 Common
[Skull Staff of Shadowforge] Common Money achievement Kings Under the Mountain
[Spiked Gauntlets of Anvilrage] Common Money achievement Kings Under the Mountain
[Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan] 450+ Rare
[Stone Gryphon] 35 + 1 socket 75-150 Common
[The Innkeeper's Daughter] Rare
[Warmaul of Burningeye] Common Money achievement Kings Under the Mountain
[Winged Helm of Corehammer] 35 + 1 socket Common Money achievement Kings Under the Mountain
[Wooden Whistle] 28 1-75 Common
[Worn Hunting Knife] 30 1-75 Common

Fossils

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Ancient Shark Jaws] 35 Common
[Beautiful Preserved Fern] 25 1-75 Common
[Black Trilobite] 1-75 Common
[Devilsaur Tooth] Common
[Feathered Raptor Arm] Common
[Fossilized Hatchling] 85 75-150 Rare
[Fossilized Raptor] 100 225+ Rare
[Imprint of a Kraken Tentacle] 45 Common
[Insect in Amber] 35 150-225 Common
[Proto-Drake Skeleton] 45 Common
[Shard of Petrified Wood] 30 1-225 Common
[Skeletal Raptor Hatchling] 100 150-225 Rare
[Strange Velvet Worm] 35 150-225 Common
[Twisted Ammonite Shell] 35 1-75 Common
[Vicious Ancient Fish] 35 Common

Night elf artifacts

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Cloak Clasp with Antlers] 35 + 1 socket 1-75 Common Money achievement Tragedy in Three Acts
[Highborne Pyxis] 30 1-75 Common
[Scandalous Silk Nightgown] 30 1-75 Common
[Inlaid Ivory Comb] 30 1-75 Common
[Coin from Eldre'thalas] 35 + 1 socket 75-150 Common
[Green Dragon Ring] 35 + 1 socket 75-150 Common
[Shattered Glaive] 75-150 Common
[Hairpin of Silver and Malachite] 150-225 Common Money achievement Tragedy in Three Acts
[Kaldorei Amphora] 35 + 1 socket Common
[Delicate Music Box] 35 150-225 Common Money achievement Tragedy in Three Acts
[Chest of Tiny Glass Animals] 34 + 1 socket Common Money achievement Tragedy in Three Acts
[Cracked Crystal Vial] Common Money achievement Tragedy in Three Acts
[Silver Scroll Case] 45 + 2 sockets Common Money achievement Tragedy in Three Acts
[Scepter of Xavius] Common Money achievement Seven Scepters
[Sting of Small Pink Pearls] Common
[Necklace with Elune Pendant] 30 75-150 Common
[Umbra Crescent] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Carcanet of the Hundred Magi] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Highborne Soul Mirror] 150-225 Rare
[Druid and Priest Statue Set] 100 + 3 sockets 150-225 Rare
[Queen Azshara's Dressing Gown] 100 + 3 sockets 150-225 Rare
[Tyrande's Favorite Doll] 225-300 Rare
[Bones of Transformation] Rare
[Kaldorei Wind Chimes] Rare
[Wisp Amulet] Rare

Troll artifacts

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Atal'ai Scepter] 35 + 1 socket 150-225 Common Money achievement Seven Scepters
[Bracelet of Jade and Coins] 35 + 1 socket 150-225 Common
[Cinnabar Bijou] 35 + 1 socket 1-75 Common
[Drakkari Sacrifical Knife] 35 + 1 socket Common
[Eerie Hakkari Idol] 35 75-150 Common
[Eerie Smolderthorn Idol] 35 + 1 socket 75-150 Common
[Feathered Gold Earring] 34 + 1 socket 75-150 Common
[Fetish of Hir'eek] 30 1-75 Common
[Fine Bloodscalp Dinnerware] 32 1-75 Common
[Gahz'rilla Figurine] 150-225 Common
[Jade Asp with Ruby Eyes] 35 + 1 socket 75-150 Common
[Lizard Foot Charm] 32 1-75 Common
[Skull-Shaped Planter] 35 + 1 socket 150-225 Common
[Tooth with Gold Filling] Common
[Zandalari Voodoo Doll] 27 1-75 Common
[Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds] 150 450+ Rare

Bc icon Draenei artifacts

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Anklet with Golden Bells] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common
[Baroque Sword Scabbard] 45 300-375 Common
[Carved Harp of Exotic Wood] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common
[Dignified Portrait] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common
[Fine Crystal Candleabra] 45 300-375 Common
[Plated Elekk Goad] 45 300-375 Common
[Scepter of the Nathrezim] 46 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common Money achievement Seven Scepters
[Strange Silver Paperweight] 46 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common
[Arrival of the Naaru] 124 + 3 sockets 300-375 Rare
[The Last Relic of Argus] 130 300-375 Rare

Bc icon Orc artifacts

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Fiendish Whip] 45 300-375 Common
[Fierce Wolf Figurine] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common
[Gray Candle Stub] 45 300-375 Common Money achievement The Harder they Fall
[Maul of Stone Guard Mur'og] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common Money achievement The Harder they Fall
[Rusted Steak Knife] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common Money achievement The Harder they Fall
[Scepter of Nekros Skullcrusher] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common Money achievement Seven Scepters
[Skull Drinking Cup] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common
[Tile of Glazed Clay] 45 300-375 Common
[Tiny Bronze Scorpion] 45 + 2 sockets 300-375 Common Money achievement The Harder they Fall
[Headdress of the First Shaman] 130 + 3 sockets 300-375 Rare

Wrath-Logo-Small Vrykul artifacts

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Fanged Cloak Pin] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Flint Striker] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Scramseax] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Thorned Necklace] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Intricate Treasure Chest Key] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Nifflevar Bearded Axe] 130 Rare

Wrath-Logo-Small Nerubian artifacts

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Ewer of Jormungar Blood] 45 Common
[Gruesome Heart Box] 45 Common
[Infested Ruby Ring] 45 Common
[Scepter of Nerzar'Azret] 45 Common Money achievement Seven Scepters
[Six Clawed Cornice] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Spidery Sundial] 45 + 2 sockets Common
[Vizier's Scrawled Streamer] 45 Common
[Blessing of the Old God] 140 Rare
[Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron] 140 + 3 sockets Rare

Cataclysm Tol'vir artifacts

Name Fragments Skill Rarity Achievement
[Canopic Jar] 45 450 Common Money achievement The Boy Who Would be King
[Castle of Sand] 45 + 2 sockets 450 Common
[Cat Statue with Emerald Eyes] 45 + 2 sockets 450 Common Money achievement The Boy Who Would be King
[Engraved Scimitar Pommel] 45 450 Common Money achievement The Boy Who Would be King
[Sketch of a Desert Palace] 45 + 2 sockets 450 Common Money achievement The Boy Who Would be King
[Soapstone Scarab Necklace] 45 450 Common Money achievement The Boy Who Would be King
[Tiny Oasis Mosaic] 45 + 2 sockets 450 Common Money achievement The Boy Who Would be King
[Crawling Claw] 150 450 Rare
[Pendant of the Scarab Storm] 150 450 Rare
[Ring of the Boy Emperor] 150 450 Rare
[Scepter of Azj'Aqir] 150 450 Rare
[Scimitar of the Sirocco] 150 450 Rare
[Staff of Ammunae] 150 450 Rare

References

 

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