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OK... had to do some looking up:
Archaeology: Meant to be used as a pass time
Loot: Practically everything. A new hearth, new mounts, new pets, BoA weapons that are ONLY lv 85 (no scaling), and more.
How it works: Go to your map. Should show you some locations, which vary on your level (ex., a lv 20 won't be sent to Tanaris). Click on that location (ex, Tanaris). That will show you a red-shaded area, where there can be artifacts... but the regions can be HUGE. Go there and use "Survey". A little telescope and light (looks Gnomish) will spawn. It points in a direction--that's where you have to follow. The light's an indicator. Red=you have a loooooong way buddy. Yellow=you're getting there. Green=close--about 40ish yards. NOTE: People have different spots, so there's no competition. Once you get within like 5 yards and use Survey, a fragment comes up, and you can loot it. Also note that the direction might change-- the device does a very good navigation job-- it won't send you through a wall, but around it (usually), for example.
Once you get enough fragments (any can be obtained at any level), you can use it to "discover" whatever your working on. HOWEVER, some fragments may be obtainable, but unusable until higher archaeology levels. There are different races to go through, and that's how the fragments are organized.
Good luck and happy hunting!
Achievements › Professions › Archaeology
Illustrious Grand Master Archaeologist is a 10 point achievement in Archaeology. Its criteria ask you to raise 1 profession.
How to Earn
How to Complete
1 criterion from the current game data.
Raise these professions (1)
Train and level each profession skill below.
Details
- Category
- Professions › Archaeology
- Points
- 10
- Faction
- Both factions
- Requirements
- 1 criteria line
- Follows
- Grand Master Archaeologist
Series
Each tier replaces the one above it in the achievement log.
Tier 6 of 10, it follows Grand Master Archaeologist and leads to Zen Master Archaeologist.
- Journeyman Archaeologist10Obtain 150 skill points in archaeology.
- Expert Archaeologist10Obtain 225 skill points in archaeology.
- Artisan Archaeologist10Obtain 300 skill points in archaeology.
- Master Archaeologist10Obtain 375 skill points in archaeology.
- Grand Master Archaeologist10Obtain 450 skill points in archaeology.
- Illustrious Grand Master Archaeologist10
- Zen Master Archaeologist10Obtain 600 skill points in archaeology.
- Draenor Archaeologist10Obtain 700 skill points in archaeology.
- Legion Archaeologist10Obtain 800 skill points in archaeology.
- Kul Tiran Archaeologist10Obtain 950 skill points in archaeology.
More like this
Other achievements in Archaeology.
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Ya, I posted that when not much info was known at the time. Anyhow, another neat note: Digging up finds gives XP. On my lv 72 DK, I get over 10k XP per find. I can usually find all 3 per zone in just a few mins. 10k XP is about 1/2 of a Northrend quest turn-in at my lv. So, I'd say this is an excellent way to level up, especially at higher levels. Only problem is travel time, but travel smart. A lot of places can be gotten faster through this: Port to any major city Port to Caverns of Time via Dal Port to Dark Portal via major city Port to Theramore/Swamp of Sorrows Port to Eastern Plagueland
Archaeology rocks.
I really dig it!
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