Can you use archeology in northrend

They look like little shovels. There are always 4 dig sites per continent only 3 for the Broken Isle , and it won't change on logout, server restart, or anything. You have to dig one out to get a new dig site. The number of zones and continents you can find dig sites depends on your Archaeology skill and character level.

A level 50 player will see 16 dig sites, 4 each continent if his Archaeology skill is high enough. These dig sites and the objects you dig out are player-specific.

You don't have to worry about competition. Nobody can see your nodes besides you. You will also get a new ability called [Survey].

You can only use this ability when you are inside a dig site. The Survey tool will spawn and point in the approximate direction of a fragment, and there is a light that will indicate the distance you are from a fragment. When you discover your find, you'll get fragments specific to a particular race. There are 10 races, it depends on the zone, and your Archaeology skill which you will find. You can search each dig site 6 times before it despawns and a new site spawns.

Also remember that if you are having some difficulty seeing your find, it will automatically show up on the minimap , just as herbs and minerals do with [ Find Herbs ] and [ Find Minerals ].

Although each archaeology site can have six finds unearthed at a time, only one node is active at a time: once the first find is unearthed, the location of the second find is randomly selected, it is possible to unearth two or even six finds in a row at the exact same location. Once the third find is unearthed the dig site despawns and a new site spawns somewhere else on the continent.

There are two main strategies to surveying. The first strategy involves attempting to triangulate by moving around the outer edge of a dig site. However, due to the inaccuracy of the directional indicator the find may be anywhere in a frontal cone of about 75 degrees this will often prove to not provide sufficient information for locating finds.

The farther away from the theodolite , the greater the area that can include the find. The second strategy involves some orienteering , heading in the general direction indicated and for approximate distance indicated and survey again from that position, to "zero in" on the artifacts, using geographical landmarks to help locate finds.

Being aware of the landscape can help locate finds as well. Consider that the fragments are not "randomly" placed. Spawn points were placed by designers who utilize their "design aesthetics" in placing them. Consider the landscape and proximity to geographic features and existing non-fragment ruins and animal bones when choosing a location to survey.

This can speed up your location of fragments. The fact that each digsite contains only a few nodes could allow gathering addons such as Gatherer or Gather Mate to aid in archaeology.

Addons such as Archaeology Helper, S. As the spawn points are not random, try surveying on the spot after finding your first and second fragment.

It is entirely possible for the next one to be within reach, and even to spawn in the exact same spot as the last one. When you get a new kind of fragment, you'll start a research project. You can only work on one artifact per race at a time. When you have enough fragments, click Solve to complete that artifact.

You cannot waste excess fragments: if you have leftover fragments, they will just apply to the next project. You can accordingly save up to fragments of one kind and solve several projects in a row. Most artifacts are common. These give a bit of lore or flavor text and an item you can sell for a small profit.

You can estimate the value of the artifact by the number of fragments required to finish it. Some artifacts are rare, and make a blue or purple item. Many of these are toys, or for flavor, but some are actual weapons and armor.

Weapons and armor are bound to account , but will not scale like heirlooms do. Also, such artifacts can only be solved once per character. Archaeology uses the same leveling scheme as the other secondary professions. Players begin as apprentices with zero skill points, and gain points by practicing archaeology skills.

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Comment by windinface is there a cap on the amount of digsites on the continents? My Monk is in the eastern continent, but can't find any more digsites there.

I have ready done quite a bit of digging in the Eastern Continent. Comment by Xoros Karadine Thank you for the guide. No need to return to an Archaeology trainer as you level. An added bonus: you save Arch skill trainer costs for all the tiers you skipped. Comment by Luongo Question Comment by DrummerKane Hotkeying the survey button can shave, what turns out to be, quite a bit of time.

Comment by Ghyndui This may be "old news" to a lot of folks, but as I'm just getting back into Archaeology, I have found that once I hit , I no longer get points for digging in Pandaria. So, to continue leveling Arch with digs I have to move onto Draenor :. Go meet Jane Hudson in Boralus.. She will raise your potential Archaeology skill all the way to No heading back to the trainer as you level. Happy digging.

Comment by sivla so tell me why has this not been updated and why does it say when in fact it you only take the guide up to , bit misleading. Please keep the following in mind when posting a comment: Your comment must be in English or it will be removed. Unsure how to post? They can also be used at the entrance to Cataclysm dungeons to provide a buff to the entire party, though each dungeon requires a specific runestone for the buff to be activated and it is destroyed in the process.

When you get a new fragment, you'll start a research project. You can only work on one artifact per race at a time. When you have enough fragments, click Solve to complete that artifact.

You won't waste excess fragments, they will just start the next project. Most artifacts are common. These give a bit of lore or flavor text and an item you can sell for a small profit.

You'll still have the description in your journal regardless of what you do with the physical item, so it's ok to sell them. You can estimate the value of the artifact by the number of fragments required to finish it.

You will only be able to work on one artifact for a given race at a time. Once one artifact for a given race is completed, the next one will appear in your journal and you cannot continue until you complete it. Some artifacts are rare, requiring many more fragments to complete than common artifacts, and make a blue or purple item. Many of these are toys, or for flavor, but some are actual weapons and armor.

Weapons and armor are bound to account , but will not scale like heirlooms do. Note for scripts: You must have opened your Completed Artifacts list in order for the script to work as of your current solve statuses If you want to see how many artifacts you have solved for the individual races, use the following script in a macro.

If you want to see how many artifacts you have solved in total, use the following script in a macro. Unlike most professions, proficiencies don't mean that much in that they generally only restrict investigating specific dig sites. Illustrious Grand Master is only available after installing the expansion Cataclysm. Zen Master is only available after installing the expansion Mists of Pandaria. Draenor Master is only available after installing the expansion Warlords of Draenor. Legion Master is only available after installing the expansion Legion.

Archaeology has set skill levels at which players can solve artifacts from different cultures. Fragments collected before players reach the appropriate level are hidden from view until they have reached the appropriate level for that culture and have found more fragments from that culture , at which time the previously collected fragments for that culture are made available. Picking up the various artifact pieces will grant one skill up.

Formerly, this only worked until a skill of 50, but now digging up a piece always grants a skill point. Location does not matter - post skill, digging in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms will still grant skill-ups.

Solving for common items grants 5 levels of the Archaeology skill, while solving rare items grants 15 skill points. Archaeology dig sites can be found on all four continents. There are four dig sites on each continent available at any one time. Dig sites are available based on player skill. However, unlike other gathering professions, there is no competition between players. Upon reaching a dig site, players will be able to collect their three finds before the dig site dries up and a new one is made available.