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	* Have 23 different variants.		* Have 23 different variants.
	* 3 of them are not found in archaeology and are found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].		* 3 of them are not found in archaeology and are found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].
	* They cannot be [[Minecraft:Crafting\|craft]]ed and are only found by [[Minecraft:brush]]ing [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]].		* They cannot be [[Minecraft:Crafting\|craft]]ed and are only found by [[Minecraft:brush]]ing [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]], or in trial chambers.

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[[File:Steve and Ari excavate.jpg|thumb|[[Steve]] and [[Minecraft:Ari]] excavating a [[Minecraft:Trail Ruins|trail ruin]].]]
{{relevant tutorial|Archaeology}}

'''Archaeology''' is a gameplay mechanic that allows the [[Minecraft:player]] to find [[Minecraft:item]]s that represent historical artifacts inside [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]].

== Guide ==
Players can use a [[Minecraft:brush]] on suspicious sand (located in warm [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]], [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, and [[Minecraft:desert well]]s) or suspicious gravel (located in cold ocean ruins and [[Minecraft:trail ruins]]). Players can discover and obtain artifacts and other [[Minecraft:loot table|loot]], such as [[Minecraft:stick]]s, [[Minecraft:emerald]]s, and [[Minecraft:pottery sherd]]s, which can be used to craft [[Minecraft:decorated pot]]s. If a suspicious block falls or is broken, the loot inside is lost.

== Features ==
=== Blocks ===
; {{InvLink|Decorated Pot|scale=1}}
* Can be crafted with any 4 pottery sherds or [[Minecraft:brick]] items, placed in a rhombus shape.
** The specific type of crafting material used determines which side of the resulting decorated pot shows a symbol.
*** The possible symbols are determined by the type of pottery sherd used to craft the pot.
*** Sides of the pot corresponding to bricks when crafted use a plain texture with no symbol.
* Fragile and easy to break:
** If broken with any block-breaking tool, drops as its component materials.
** If broken without a tool, or using a tool with the [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] [[Minecraft:enchantment]], drops as itself.
** Can be broken with projectiles.
* Has a single storage slot that allows players to store up to one stack of a block or item.

; [[File:Sniffer Egg.png|x32px|link=Sniffer Egg]] {{InvLink|Sniffer Egg|scale=1}}
* Only found from suspicious sand in warm [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]].
* Hatches into [[Minecraft:snifflet]]s.
* Once two eggs are found, can be continuously obtained by [[Minecraft:breeding]] sniffers with [[Minecraft:torchflower seeds]].

; {{InvLink|Suspicious Gravel|scale=1}}
* Generates in cold ocean ruins and [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].
* Brushing the suspicious gravel with a brush extracts items.
* Suspicious gravel drops as an item in Survival mode if it stays in its falling block entity state for more than 30 seconds. This can be achieved by dropping the suspicious gravel into a two-block deep soul sand bubble column or onto two layers of cobwebs. Both actions slow down the falling suspicious gravel enough for its 30-second timer to expire, allowing it to drop in item form.{{only|Java}}

; {{InvLink|Suspicious Sand|scale=1}}
* Generates in [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, [[Minecraft:desert well]]s, and warm ocean ruins.
* Brushing the suspicious sand with a brush extracts items.
* Suspicious sand drops as an item in Survival mode if it stays in its falling block entity state for more than 30 seconds. This can be achieved by dropping the suspicious sand into a two-block deep soul sand bubble column or onto two layers of cobwebs. Both actions slow down the falling suspicious sand enough for its 30-second timer to expire, allowing it to drop in item form.{{only|Java}}

=== Items ===
; {{InvLink|Brush|scale=1}}
* Tools which can be used to brush suspicious blocks.
* Can be crafted with a [[Minecraft:feather]], [[Minecraft:copper ingot]], and [[Minecraft:stick]].

; {{animate|Angler Pottery Sherd.png;Archer Pottery Sherd.png;Arms Up Pottery Sherd.png;Blade Pottery Sherd.png;Brewer Pottery Sherd.png;Burn Pottery Sherd.png;Danger Pottery Sherd.png;Explorer Pottery Sherd.png;Flow Pottery Sherd.png;Friend Pottery Sherd.png;Guster Pottery Sherd.png;Heart Pottery Sherd.png;Heartbreak Pottery Sherd.png;Howl Pottery Sherd.png;Miner Pottery Sherd.png;Mourner Pottery Sherd.png;Plenty Pottery Sherd.png;Prize Pottery Sherd.png;Scrape Pottery Sherd.png;Sheaf Pottery Sherd.png;Shelter Pottery Sherd.png;Skull Pottery Sherd.png;Snort Pottery Sherd.png|32px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Pottery Sherd]]s
* Items with symbolic pictures on them.
* Different structures contain different pottery sherds.
* Have 23 different variants.
* 3 of them are not found in archaeology and are found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].
* They cannot be [[Minecraft:Crafting|craft]]ed and are only found by [[Minecraft:brush]]ing [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]].

; {{InvLink|Music Disc Relic|text=Relic Music Disc|scale=1}}

=== World generation ===
; {{EnvLink|Trail Ruins}}
* A buried [[Minecraft:Structure|generated structure]] from a lost culture.
* Generates in [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]]s (both types), [[Minecraft:old growth birch forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:jungle]]s.
* Comprised of a tower, a path across the bottom, and a few additional rooms attached to the side.
* Contains [[Minecraft:gravel]] and suspicious gravel, as well as [[Minecraft:mud bricks]] and several colors of [[Minecraft:terracotta]] and [[Minecraft:glazed terracotta]].
* Four armor trims and seven pottery sherds can be found here.

=== Gameplay ===
* The player can find items in suspicious sand or suspicious gravel inside of certain structures by using the brush.
** In desert pyramids, suspicious sand can contain a pottery sherd, [[Minecraft:TNT]], [[Minecraft:gunpowder]], [[Minecraft:emerald]], or a [[Minecraft:diamond]].
** In desert wells, suspicious sand can contain a pottery sherd, a [[Minecraft:brick]], an emerald, a [[Minecraft:stick]], or [[Minecraft:suspicious stew]].
** In warm ocean ruins, suspicious sand can contain a pottery sherd, a sniffer egg, an [[Minecraft:iron axe]], an emerald, [[Minecraft:wheat]], a [[Minecraft:wooden hoe]], [[Minecraft:coal]], or a [[Minecraft:gold nugget]].
** In cold ocean ruins, suspicious gravel can contain a pottery sherd, an iron axe, an emerald, wheat, a wooden hoe, coal, or a gold nugget.
** In trail ruins, suspicious gravel can contain a pottery sherd, an emerald, wheat, [[Minecraft:clay]], a brick, [[Minecraft:dyes]], a dyed [[Minecraft:candle]], a [[Minecraft:stained glass pane]], a [[Minecraft:hanging sign]], a gold nugget, coal, [[Minecraft:wheat seeds]], [[Minecraft:beetroot seeds]], a [[Minecraft:dead bush]], a [[Minecraft:flower pot]], [[Minecraft:string]], a [[Minecraft:lead]], a [[Minecraft:Music Disc Relic|"Relic" music disc]], or an [[Minecraft:armor trim]].

== Loot tables ==
=== [[Minecraft:Desert temple]]s ===
{{LootChest|brushable-desert-temple}}
=== [[Minecraft:Desert well]]s ===
{{LootChest|brushable-desert-well}}
=== [[Minecraft:Trail ruin]]s ===
{{main|Trail Ruins#Loot}}
{{LootChest|brushable-trail-ruins}}
{{LootChest|brushable-trail-ruins-rare}}
=== [[Minecraft:Ocean ruin]]s ===
'''Cold ocean ruins'''

{{LootChest|brushable-cold-ocean-ruins}}
'''Warm ocean ruins'''

{{LootChest|brushable-warm-ocean-ruins}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Respecting the Remnants;Smells Interesting}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|UHI4ufMSLpI}}

== History ==
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||October 3rd, 2020|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWZIfsaIgtE|Archaeology was announced at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||April 14th, 2021|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YgKUZnUyak|Archaeology was delayed indefinitely.}}
|{{HistoryLine||November 17th, 2021|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/caves---cliffs-update-part-ii-coming|Archaeology was announced to be added after [[Minecraft:The Wild Update]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||February 10th, 2023|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/archeology-coming-minecraft-120|Archaeology was announced to be added in 1.20.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|Added archaeology behind the "[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20]]" [[Minecraft:experimental]] data pack.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Archaeology is now out of the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.70|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.70.23|Added archaeology behind the "[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[Minecraft:experimental]] toggle.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|dev=Preview 1.20.0.21|Archaeology is now out of the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
}}

<gallery>
JE 1.17 Development Archeology.jpg|Clay pots.
JE 1.17 Development Archeology 2.jpg|Ceramic sherds.
Excavation-Site image KITEDITS.jpg|An excavation site.
Dig Site.jpg|Dig site from [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]].
JE1_1.17_Archeological_Excavation_Sites_Excavation.png|Excavation site render from the image.
JE1_1.17_Archeological_Excavation_Sites_Tent.png|Excavation site tent render from the image.
JE1_1.17_Archeological_Excavation_Sites_Research_Station.png|Excavation site research station render from the image.
</gallery>

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:1.20 Dev Archeology.jpg|Clay pots and a [[Minecraft:brush]].
File:1.20 Dev Decorated Pots.png|Two stacked pots outside a [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]].
File:1.20 Dev Pot and brush.png|A pot next to a dropped brush.
File:1.20 Dev Pot designs.png|Four pots inside a desert pyramid.
File:1.20 Dev Pots and pottery shard.png|Pots stacked next to a [[Minecraft:desert]] [[Minecraft:village]] house.
File:1.20 Dev Pots.jpg|Two lone pots next to a desert well.
File:Efe excavates II.png|Efe brushing [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]] at a [[Minecraft:Trail Ruins|trail ruin]].
File:Makena excavates.png|An archaeology room in a desert pyramid.
File:Noor excavates.jpg|[[Minecraft:Noor]] excavates a desert pyramid.
File:Efe discovers sniffer egg.jpg|Efe uncovers a [[Minecraft:sniffer egg]] in an [[Minecraft:Ocean Ruins|ocean ruin]].
</gallery>

=== Concept artwork ===
<gallery>
Archaeology concept art.jpg|Concept art.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Brushing Suspicious Sand Pixel Art.png|Suspicious sand being brushed.
Discovering Digging.gif|[[Minecraft:Ari]] brushing suspicious sand in the [[Minecraft:Trails & Tales]] trailer.
Live2023-09.jpeg|A pottery sherd being dug out of the ground.
Live2023-10.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] holding up a newly recovered sherd.
</gallery>

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox gameplay}}

[[Minecraft:es:Arqueología]]
[[Minecraft:fr:Archéologie]]
[[Minecraft:ja:考古学]]
[[Minecraft:ko:고고학]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Arqueologia]]
[[Minecraft:ru:Археология]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Археологія]]

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	[[File:Steve and Ari excavate.jpg\|thumb\|[[Steve]] and [[Minecraft:Ari]] excavating a [[Minecraft:~~Trail Ruins\|~~trail ruin]].]]		[[File:Steve and Ari excavate.jpg\|thumb\|[[Steve]] and [[Minecraft:Ari]] excavating a [[Minecraft:trail ruin]].]]
	{{relevant tutorial\|Archaeology}}		{{relevant tutorial\|Archaeology}}

	'''Archaeology''' is a gameplay mechanic that allows the [[Minecraft:player]] to find [[Minecraft:item]]s ~~that represent~~ historical artifacts inside [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]].		'''Archaeology''' is a gameplay mechanic that allows the [[Minecraft:player]] to find [[Minecraft:item]]s representing historical artifacts inside [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]].

	== Guide ==		== Guide ==
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	== Features ==		== Features ==
	=== Blocks ===		=== Blocks ===
	; {{InvLink\|Decorated Pot\|scale=1}}		'''{{InvLink\|Decorated Pot\|scale=1}}'''
	* Can be crafted with any 4 pottery sherds or [[Minecraft:brick]] items, placed in a rhombus shape.		* Can be crafted with any 4 pottery sherds or [[Minecraft:brick]] items, placed in a rhombus shape.
	** The specific type of crafting material used determines which side of the resulting decorated pot shows a symbol.		** The specific type of crafting material used determines which side of the resulting decorated pot shows a symbol.
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	* Has a single storage slot that allows players to store up to one stack of a block or item.		* Has a single storage slot that allows players to store up to one stack of a block or item.

	; [[File:Sniffer Egg.png\|x32px\|link=Sniffer Egg]] {{InvLink\|Sniffer Egg\|scale=1}}		'''[[File:Sniffer Egg.png\|x32px\|link=Sniffer Egg]] {{InvLink\|Sniffer Egg\|scale=1}}'''
	* Only found from suspicious sand in warm [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]].		* Only found from suspicious sand in warm [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]].
	* Hatches into [[Minecraft:snifflet]]s.		* Hatches into [[Minecraft:snifflet]]s.
	* Once two eggs are found, can be continuously obtained by [[Minecraft:breeding]] sniffers with [[Minecraft:torchflower seeds]].		* Once two eggs are found, can be continuously obtained by [[Minecraft:breeding]] sniffers with [[Minecraft:torchflower seeds]].

	; {{InvLink\|Suspicious Gravel\|scale=1}}		'''{{InvLink\|Suspicious Gravel\|scale=1}}'''
	* Generates in cold ocean ruins and [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].		* Generates in cold ocean ruins and [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].
	* Brushing the suspicious gravel with a brush extracts items.		* Brushing the suspicious gravel with a brush extracts items.
	* Suspicious gravel drops as an item in Survival mode if it stays in its falling block entity state for more than 30 seconds. This can be achieved by dropping the suspicious gravel into a two-block deep soul sand bubble column or onto two layers of cobwebs. Both actions slow down the falling suspicious gravel enough for its 30-second timer to expire, allowing it to drop in item form.{{only\|Java}}		* Suspicious gravel drops as an item in Survival mode if it stays in its falling block entity state for more than 30 seconds. This can be achieved by dropping the suspicious gravel into a two-block deep soul sand bubble column or onto two layers of cobwebs. Both actions slow down the falling suspicious gravel enough for its 30-second timer to expire, allowing it to drop in item form.{{only\|Java}}

	; {{InvLink\|Suspicious Sand\|scale=1}}		'''{{InvLink\|Suspicious Sand\|scale=1}}'''
	* Generates in [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, [[Minecraft:desert well]]s, and warm ocean ruins.		* Generates in [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, [[Minecraft:desert well]]s, and warm ocean ruins.
	* Brushing the suspicious sand with a brush extracts items.		* Brushing the suspicious sand with a brush extracts items.
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	=== Items ===		=== Items ===
	; {{InvLink\|Brush\|scale=1}}		'''{{InvLink\|Brush\|scale=1}}'''
	* Tools which can be used to brush suspicious blocks.		* Tools which can be used to brush suspicious blocks.
	* Can be crafted with a [[Minecraft:feather]], [[Minecraft:copper ingot]], and [[Minecraft:stick]].		* Can be crafted with a [[Minecraft:feather]], [[Minecraft:copper ingot]], and [[Minecraft:stick]].

	; {{animate\|Angler Pottery Sherd.png;Archer Pottery Sherd.png;Arms Up Pottery Sherd.png;Blade Pottery Sherd.png;Brewer Pottery Sherd.png;Burn Pottery Sherd.png;Danger Pottery Sherd.png;Explorer Pottery Sherd.png;Flow Pottery Sherd.png;Friend Pottery Sherd.png;Guster Pottery Sherd.png;Heart Pottery Sherd.png;Heartbreak Pottery Sherd.png;Howl Pottery Sherd.png;Miner Pottery Sherd.png;Mourner Pottery Sherd.png;Plenty Pottery Sherd.png;Prize Pottery Sherd.png;Scrape Pottery Sherd.png;Sheaf Pottery Sherd.png;Shelter Pottery Sherd.png;Skull Pottery Sherd.png;Snort Pottery Sherd.png\|32px\|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Pottery Sherd]]s		{{animate\|Angler Pottery Sherd.png;Archer Pottery Sherd.png;Arms Up Pottery Sherd.png;Blade Pottery Sherd.png;Brewer Pottery Sherd.png;Burn Pottery Sherd.png;Danger Pottery Sherd.png;Explorer Pottery Sherd.png;Flow Pottery Sherd.png;Friend Pottery Sherd.png;Guster Pottery Sherd.png;Heart Pottery Sherd.png;Heartbreak Pottery Sherd.png;Howl Pottery Sherd.png;Miner Pottery Sherd.png;Mourner Pottery Sherd.png;Plenty Pottery Sherd.png;Prize Pottery Sherd.png;Scrape Pottery Sherd.png;Sheaf Pottery Sherd.png;Shelter Pottery Sherd.png;Skull Pottery Sherd.png;Snort Pottery Sherd.png\|32px\|class=pixel-image}} '''[[Minecraft:Pottery Sherd]]s'''
	* Items with symbolic pictures on them.		* Items with symbolic pictures on them.
	* Different structures contain different pottery sherds.		* Different structures contain different pottery sherds.
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	* They cannot be [[Minecraft:Crafting\|craft]]ed and are only found by [[Minecraft:brush]]ing [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]], or in trial chambers.		* They cannot be [[Minecraft:Crafting\|craft]]ed and are only found by [[Minecraft:brush]]ing [[Minecraft:suspicious sand]] and [[Minecraft:suspicious gravel]], or in trial chambers.

	; {{InvLink\|Music Disc Relic\|text=Relic Music Disc\|scale=1}}		'''{{InvLink\|Music Disc Relic\|text=Relic Music Disc\|scale=1}}'''

	=== World generation ===		=== World generation ===
	; {{EnvLink\|Trail Ruins}}		'''{{EnvLink\|Trail Ruins}}'''
	* A buried [[Minecraft:Structure\|generated structure]] from a lost culture.		* A buried [[Minecraft:Structure\|generated structure]] from a lost culture.
	* Generates in [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]]s (both types), [[Minecraft:old growth birch forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:jungle]]s.		* Generates in [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]]s (both types), [[Minecraft:old growth birch forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:jungle]]s.