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Quest

When Archaeology Attacks

A World of Warcraft quest in Wetlands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneWetlands
Quest ID25849

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25849))

Requirements

FactionAlliance only

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylineWetlands, step 30 of 40
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP

Description

Listen, lad, any good archaeologists know the risks that come with the job. If you don't unearth an ancient evil or get cursed by wicked spirits at least once in your career, you're not digging up anything worthwhile! No, the real archaeologists know that a little thing like fossilized bones reanimating into skeletal creatures is no reason to stop working. I still need those fossil bones. Collect 'em from the fossil monsters roaming around and bring them back to me, and I'll reward you.

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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.

Wetlands Quest turn-in 11 mapped points
Wetlands map showing where to go for When Archaeology AttacksTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #56 38.9 39.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inWetlands 38.9, 39.4/way #56 38.9 39.4
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Wetlands 33.9, 47.8/way #56 33.9 47.8

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 Wetlands map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Wetlands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Wetlands:

  • Whelgar's Retreat, WetlandsAlliance · at the same spot
  • Greenwarden's Grove, WetlandsAlliance · about 720 yards east
  • Dun Modr, WetlandsAlliance · about 740 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 310 yards south-west

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.

Related
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
ReputationIronforge +250

Reward details

Reputation: Ironforge +250

This Alliance capital is the pride of the Dun Morogh dwarves. Home to King Magni.

Reputation group: Alliance.

Other quests in Wetlands that reward Ironforge reputation: Cleaning Hovel (+250), The Stolen Keg (+250), Fight the Flood (+250), Sedimentary, My Dear (+250), Thresh Out of Luck (+250), Fenbush Berries (+250).

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

Wetlands

Part 30 of 40.

Previous: Yorla Darksnare · Next: Strike the Earth!

  1. 25Gizmos and Gadgets
  2. 26Hunting Horrorjaw
  3. 27Dark Iron Trappers
  4. 28Gnoll Escape
  5. 29Yorla Darksnare
  6. 30When Archaeology Attacks
  7. 31Strike the Earth!
  8. 32Tooling Around
  9. 33The Angerfang Menace
  10. 34Mired in Hatred
  11. 35The Threat of Flame
  12. 36For Peat's Sake

Showing steps 25 to 36 of 40.

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.

  • Yorla DarksnareWetlands · Level 10-30

    I've found out who's pulling the strings on this operation here. Yorla Darksnare is directing the Dark Iron dwarves from a camp to the east, and it might've been orders to have the gnolls steal Ironforge's gold in the first place. What's more, she's a wanted criminal...

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Strike the Earth!Wetlands · Level 10-30

    In case you didn't notice, the land here in the Wetlands is pretty messed up. Floods, earthquakes... and on top of it all, even the ground's got a wild hair now.

The storyline at a glance

Wetlands has 40 steps, from Fight the Flood to The Battle of Thandol Span.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Wetlands (40).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Wetlands map

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.

Guides and routes on this site that cover Wetlands.