Artifacts

Overview

List of artefacts and ways to obtain them.

Artifacts

• Items that can be donated to the Museum or sold for a little profit.
• Donating to the Museum will give rewards when donation milestones are reached.
• Each artifact may only be donated once.

How to Acquire Artifacts

• Using the Hoe on an Artifact Spot.
• Using the Hoe on dirt in The Mines and the Skull Cavern.
• Killing specied Monsters.
• Breaking open Artifact Troves.
• Fishing for Treasure chests.

Artifact Spots

• A tile found in places where the ground can be tilled with a Hoe.
• It has a chance to drop Artifacts, Books, Seeds, Stone, Ore or Clay
• They are more common in Winter (may drop Snow Yams or Winter Roots)
• The artifact spot can respawn in the same place the next day if not used.

Treasure Chests

• During the fishing mini-game, a treasure chest will can appear inside the bar.
• Treasure chests have their own progression bar.
• Fill the bar by keeping the green bobber bar behind the treasure chest icon
• If obtained, the player is awarded a random bonus loot after catching the fish.
• Losing the fish also loses the treasure chest.

Chance for a Treasure Chest

• The base chance to find a Treasure chest is 15%
• Magnet bait (+15%)
• Treasure Hunter tackle (+5%)
• Pirate profession (+15%)
• For the total of 50% chance to find a Treasure chest

Artifact Troves

• Artifact containers which can be purchased from the Desert Trader for 5 Omni Geodes.
• They also have a chance to drop from Haunted Skulls.
• Must be processed at the Blacksmith to obtain the artifacts. (25 for each one)
• The Blacksmith is unavailable for processing Artifact Troves during tool upgrades.

Collection

• Entries are added upon finding the artifact.

Milestones

• Donating the following artifacts grant unique rewards

• Ancient Seed returns an Ancient Seed crafting recipe and an Ancient Seed pack
• All four Dwarf Scrolls unlocks the Dwarvish Translation Guide
• Ancient Drum rewards the player with a Drum Block.
• Bone Flute rewards the player with a Flute Block.
• Chicken Statue rewards the player with a Chicken Statue furniture item.
• Prehistoric bone pieces rewards the player with the Sloth Skeleton furniture pieces.
• Rare Disc rewards the player with the ‘Burnt Offering’ painting.

Amphibian Fossil

The relatively short hind legs suggest some kind of primordial toad.

• Location: Forest (1%)
• Location: Mountain (1%)
• Fishing Chest
• Price: 150

Anchor

It may have belonged to ancient pirates.

• Location: Beach (5%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 100

Ancient Doll

An ancient doll covered in grime. This doll may have been used as a toy, a decoration, or a prop in some kind of ritual.

• Location: Mountain (4%)
• Location: Forest (3%)
• Location: Bus Stop (3%)
• Location: Town (1%)
• Fishing Chest
• Feast of the Winter Star
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 60

Ancient Drum

It’s a drum made from wood and animal skin. It has a low, reverberating tone.

• Location: Bus Stop (1%)
• Location: Forest (1%)
• Location: Town (0.5%)
• Frozen Geode (3.33%)
• Omni Geode (1%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 100

Ancient Seed

It’s a dry old seed from some ancient plant. By all appearances it’s long since dead…

• Location: Forest (1%)
• Location: Mountain (1%)
• Fishing Chest
• Drop from Bug (0.5%)
• Drop from Cave Fly (0.5%)
• Drop from Grub (0.5%)
• Drop from Mutant Fly (0.5%)
• Drop from Mutant Grub (0.5%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 5

Ancient Sword

It’s the remains of an ancient sword. Most of the blade has turned to rust, but the hilt is very finely crafted.

• Location: Forest (1%)
• Location: Mountain (0.8%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 100

Arrowhead

A crudely fashioned point used for hunting.

• Location: Mountain (2%)
• Location: Forest (2%)
• Location: Bus Stop (2%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 40

Bone Flute

It’s a prehistoric wind instrument carved from an animal’s bone. It produces an eerie tone.

• Location: Mountain (1%)
• Location: Forest (1%)
• Location: Town (0.5%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 100

Chewing Stick

Ancient people chewed on these to keep their teeth clean.

• Location: Mountain (2%)
• Location: Forest (2%)
• Location: Town (1%)
• Fishing Chest
• Drop from Duggy (2%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 50

Chicken Statue

It’s a statue of a chicken on a bronze base. The ancient people of this area must have been very fond of chickens.

• Location: Farm (10%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 50

Chipped Amphora

An ancient vessel made of ceramic material. Used to transport both dry and wet goods.

• Location: Town (4%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 40

Dinosaur Egg

A giant dino egg… The entire shell is still intact!

• Location: Mountain (0.8%)
• Fishing Chest
• Foraged on prehistoric levels of the Skull Cavern
• Drop from Pepper Rex (10%)
• Price: 350

Dried Starfish

A starfish from the primordial ocean. It’s an unusually pristine specimen!

• Location: Beach (10%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 40

Dwarf Gadget

It’s a piece of the advanced technology once known to the dwarves. It’s still glowing and humming, but you’re unable to understand how it works.

• Tilling in Mines (level 41-80) (0.1%)
• Magma Geode (3.8%)
• Omni Geode (1%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 200

Dwarf Scroll I

A yellowed scroll of parchment filled with dwarven script. This one’s tied with a red bow.

• Drop from Bat (0.5%)
• Drop from Bug (0.5%)
• Drop from Cave Fly (0.5%)
• Drop from Duggy (0.5%)
• Drop from Green Slime (0.5%)
• Drop from Grub (0.5%)
• Drop from Rock Crab (0.5%)
• Drop from Stone Golem (0.5%)
• Price: 1

Dwarf Scroll II

A yellowed scroll of parchment filled with dwarven script. This one’s tied with a green ribbon.

• Tilling in Mines (level 1-40) (0.1%)
• Drop from Blue Slime (0.5%)
• Drop from Dust Sprite (0.5%)
• Drop from Frost Bat (0.5%)
• Drop from Ghost (0.5%)
• Price: 1

Dwarf Scroll III

A yellowed scroll of parchment filled with dwarven script. This one’s tied with a blue rope.

• Drop from Blue Slime (1.5%)
• Drop from Red Slime (0.5%)
• Drop from Purple Slime (0.5%)
• Drop from Lava Bat (0.5%)
• Drop from Lava Crab (0.5%)
• Drop from Squid Kid (0.5%)
• Drop from Shadow Brute (0.5%)
• Drop from Shadow Shaman (0.5%)
• Drop from Metal Head (0.5%)
• Price: 1

Dwarf Scroll IV

A yellowed scroll of parchment filled with dwarven script. This one’s tied with a golden chain.

• Drop from any Monster (other than Serpent, Skeleton, Wilderness Golem)
• Tilling in Mines (level 80+) (0.2%)
• Price: 1

Dwarvish Helm

It’s one of the helmets commonly worn by dwarves. The thick metal plating protects them from falling debris and stalactites.

• Tilling in Mines (level 1-40) (0.1%)
• Geode (3%)
• Omni Geode (1%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 100

Elvish Jewelry

Dirty but still beautiful. On the side is a flowing script thought by some to be the ancient language of the elves. No Elvish bones have ever been found.

• Location: Forest (1%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 200

Glass Shards

A mixture of glass shards smoothed by centuries of ocean surf. These could have belonged to an ancient mosaic or necklace.

• Location: Beach (10%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 20

Golden Mask

A creepy golden mask probably used in an ancient magic ritual. A socket in the forehead contains a large purple gemstone.

• Location: Desert (4%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 500

Golden Relic

It’s a golden slab with heiroglyphs and pictures emblazoned onto the front.

• Location: Desert (8%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 250

Nautilus Fossil

This must’ve washed up ages ago from an ancient coral reef.

• Location: Beach (3%)
• Fishing Chest
• Price: 80

Ornamental Fan

This exquisute fan most likely belonged to a noblewoman. Historians believe that the valley was a popular sixth-era vacation spot for the wealthy.

• Location: Artifact Trove
• Location: Forest (1%)
• Location: Town (0.8%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 300

Palm Fossil

Palm Fossils are relatively common, but this happens to be a particularly well-preserved specimen.

• Location: Desert (10%)
• Location: Beach (1%)
• Location: Forest (>1%)
• Price: 100

Prehistoric Handaxe

One of the earliest tools employed by humans. This “crude” tool was created by striking one rock with another to form a sharp edge.

• Location: Mountain (5%)
• Location: Forest (5%)
• Location: Bus Stop (5%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 50

Prehistoric Rib

Little gouge marks on the side suggest that this rib was someone’s dinner.

• Location: Farm (1%)
• Location: Town
• Drop from Pepper Rex (22.5%)
• Price: 100

Prehistoric Scapula

Commonly known as a “shoulder blade”… It’s unclear what species it belonged to.

• Location: Town (1%)
• Forest
• Price: 100

Prehistoric Skull

This is definitely a mammalian skull.

• Location: Mountain (>1%)
• Price: 100

Prehistoric Tibia

A thick and sturdy leg bone.

• Location: Forest (1%)
• Location: Railroad
• Drop from Pepper Rex (22.5%)
• Price: 100

Prehistoric Tool

Some kind of gnarly old digging tool.

• Location: Bus Stop (4%)
• Location: Mountain (3%)
• Location: Forest (3%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 50

Prehistoric Vertebra

A segment of some prehistoric creature’s spine.

• Location: Bus Stop (>1%)
• Drop from Pepper Rex (22.5%)
• Price: 100

Rare Disc

A heavy black disc studded with peculiar red stones. When you hold it, you’re overwhelmed with a feeling of dread.

• Fishing Chest
• Drop from Bats
• Drop from Frost Bat
• Drop from Lava Bat
• Drop from Shadow Brute
• Drop from Shadow Shaman
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 300

Rusty Cog

A well preserved cog that must have been part of some ancient machine. This could be dwarven technology.

• Location: Mountain (5%)
• Tilling in Mines/Skull Cavern (any level)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 25

Rusty Spoon

A plain old spoon, probably ten years old. Not very interesting.

• Location: The Farm
• Location: Town (>5%)
• Fishing Chest
• Tilling in Mines/Skull Cavern (any level) (0.16%)
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 25

Rusty Spur

A well preserved cog that must have been part of some ancient machine. This could be dwarven technology.

• Location: Farm (10%)
• Tilling in Mines/Skull Cavern (0.16%)
• Fishing Chest
• Artifact Trove
• Price: 25

Skeletal Hand

It’s a wonder all these ancient little pieces lasted so long.

• Location: Beach (1%)
• Location: Backwoods
• Price: 100

Skeletal Tail

It’s pretty short for a tail.

• Tilling in Mines/Skull Cavern (any level)
• Fishing Chest
• Price: 100

Strange Doll

???

• Location: Everywhere (Except Desert) (0.1%)
• Tilling in Mines/Skull Cavern (any level) (0.03%)
• Fishing Chest
• Secret Note #17
• Price: 1 000

Strange Doll

???

• Location: Everywhere (Except Desert) (0.1%)
• Tilling in Mines/Skull Cavern (any level) (0.03%)
• Fishing Chest
• Secret Note #18
• Price: 1 000

Trilobite

A long extinct relative of the crab.

• Location: Beach (>3%)
• Location: Mountain (3%)
• Location: Forest (3%)
• Price: 50

Donation Rewards (All Items)

Gunther offers rewards when the collection has grown to certain points.
There are 95 items that can be donated to the Museum.

Items Donated

• 05 Items – Cauliflower Seeds (9)
• 10 Items – Melon Seeds (9)
• 15 Items – Starfruit Seeds (1)
• 20 Items – ‘A Night On Eco-Hill’ Painting (1)
• 25 Items – ‘Jade Hills’ Painting (1)
• 30 Items – Lg. Futan Bear (1)
• 35 Items – Pumpkin Seeds (9)
• 40 Items – Rarecrow #8 (1)
• 50 Items – Bear Statue (1)
• 60 Items – Rusty Key (1)
• 70 Items – Triple Shot Espresso (3)
• 80 Items – Warp Totem: Farm (5)
• 90 Items – Magic Rock Candy (1)
• All 95 Items – Stardrop (1)

Donation Rewards (Minerals)

There are a total of 53 Minerals that can be donated.

Items Donated

• Standing Geode (1)
• Singing Stone(1)
• Obsidian Vase (1)
• Crystal Chair (1)
• Crystalarium (1)

Donation Rewards (Artifacts)

There are a total of 42 Artifacts that can be donated.

• 11 artifacts
• Rare Disc
• Dwarf Gadget
  = ‘Burnt Offering’ (1)

• 15 artifacts
  = Skeleton Statue (1)

• 20 artifacts
  = Rarecrow #7 (1)

• 3 artifacts
• Ancient Drum
  = Drum Block (1)

• Ancient Seed
  = Ancient Seeds (1) + Crafting Recipe

• 3 artifacts
• Bone Flute
  = Flute Block (1)

• 5 artifacts
• Chicken Statue
  = Chicken Statue (1)

• Dwarf Scroll I
• Dwarf Scroll II
• Dwarf Scroll III
• Dwarf Scroll IV
  = Dwarvish Translation Guide (1)

• Prehistoric Skull
• Skeletal Hand
• Prehistoric Scapula
  = Sloth Skeleton L (1)

• Prehistoric Rib
• Prehistoric Vertebra
  = Sloth Skeleton M (1)

• Prehistoric Tibia
• Skeletal Tail
  = Sloth Skeleton R (1)

Source

1. Stardew Valley Wiki
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