TheWoWDBThis quest name reveals how little the developers understand science. Hunting fossils is paleontology; hunting the remains of human's (Orc, Tauren, etc.) past remains is archaeology.
Quest
Archaeological Efficiency
A World of Warcraft quest in Zuldazar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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To complete the quest you need to collect 50 [item=156597]s.
Use provided [item=156596] near the soil piles to unburrow the bones.
Large piles grant more fragments than the small ones, try to find them first.Archaeological Efficiency - www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyaoag_E6nU
You need to use quest item [item=156596] near the piles of fossils.
Then collect 50 [item=156597] after the fossil is reviled/way 42.45 73.76 Large
/way 42.89 73.32 Large
/way 41.72 75.30 Medium
/way 41.66 72.72 Medium
/way 42.15 74.94 Small
/way 42.76 72.84 SmallYou probably can find more but that was enough for me.
Archaeological Efficiency quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IR-_LO67hU
This quest is part of the Zuldazar Xibala questchain. All Zuldazar quests: The Throne of Zuldazar <= more info insideID#QuestQuestgiverSubzoneVideoId column is approximate quest № In Zuldazar storyline The Throne of Zuldazar <= more info
# is additional ordering info. Can take multiple quests at the same time if you see a number there
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-60
ZoneZuldazar
Quest ID50043
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(50043))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineFossil Extraction, step 4 of 7
Rewards25g 74s, 8,150 XP
Description
Miss Tae'shara and I share a passion for uncovering hidden secrets and a deep, abiding respect for this ancient land. That said! If we were to continue at the pace to which she is accustomed, the Alliance would overtake us before we could make a single discovery. It is time to expedite our survey. The ruins hide many fossils. Take a beacon and use it to summon one of my sweepers. It will clear away the topsoil and allow you to collect samples. Gather what you can- we can assemble them later.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #862 44.2 72.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inZuldazar 44.2, 72.0
/way #862 44.2 72.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Zuldazar 41.9, 74.0
/way #862 41.9 74.0 - Objective areaZuldazar 43.9, 72.1
/way #862 43.9 72.1
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Zuldazar map
- Atal'Dazar: Not All That Glitters... about 440 yards
- The Shrine of Nature about 440 yards
- Behind Mogu Lines about 550 yards
- Show of Strength about 620 yards
- Crumbling Apart about 620 yards
- Embrace the Voodoo about 620 yards
- Thunder's Fall about 620 yards
- A Mech for a Goblin about 670 yards
- It Belongs in My Mech! about 670 yards
- Avoiding Lawsuits 101 about 680 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Zuldazar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Zuldazar:
- Xibala, Zuldazar
- Warport Rastari, Zuldazar
- The Mugambala, Zuldazar
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Other quests on the Zuldazar map
Reward details
Reputation: Zandalari Empire +10
The oldest empire of Azeroth, the Zandalari are powerful trolls who bargain with fearsome loa and whose navy is unmatched on the Great Sea.
Reputation group: Battle for Azeroth.
Other quests in Zuldazar that reward Zandalari Empire reputation: The Word of Zul (+75), Shakedown (+150), Punishment of Tal'aman (+250), Punishment of Tal'farrak (+250), Deterrent (+75), Rastakhan (+75).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Fossil Extraction
Part 4 of 7.
Previous: Scrying for the Eye · Next: A Nose for Magic
- 1The Bloodwatcher Legacy
- 2Xibalan Ecology
- 3Scrying for the Eye
- 4Archaeological Efficiency
- 5A Nose for Magic
- 6A Dark (Iron) Tide
- 7Grand Theft Telemancy
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Scrying for the Eye
On behalf of the Horde we seek a relic called the Eye of Xibala. The locals have been no help whatsoever and Miss Tae'shara insists that we use her survey equipment. I abhor guesswork. Instead we shall use a more direct method: scrying. I will mark three locations on your map.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- A Nose for Magic
I have it! The readings from the ruins are unmistakable. Somewhere to the south and west of the ah... "foot", as it were, is a source of great magical energy. It can be nothing but the Eye of Xibala! We will need to place a few more scrying vessels to pinpoint the Eye's exact location.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Zuldazar · Level 10-60.
The storyline at a glance
Fossil Extraction has 7 steps, from The Bloodwatcher Legacy to Grand Theft Telemancy.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Zuldazar (7).
Other storylines on the Zuldazar map
- Unrest in Zuldazar
- Among the People
- Gaining a Foothold
- Serious Monkey Business
- The Strike on Zuldazar
- Warbeast Kraal
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.