Rare finds worth donating
A Dinosaur Egg sells for 350g. It turns up in mountain artifact spots, fishing treasure chests, on prehistoric floors of the Skull Cavern, and from a Pepper Rex. An incubator can hatch it, and it can be turned into Dinosaur Mayonnaise. Donate one to the museum before you use the last egg.
An Ancient Seed sells for 5g. Donating one returns a plantable Ancient Seeds pack and the crafting recipe, which is the start of an Ancient Fruit crop. It shows up in forest and mountain artifact spots, fishing chests, from bugs and grubs, and in Artifact Troves.
The four Dwarf Scrolls together unlock the Dwarvish Translation Guide, so the dwarf in the Mines can talk. Ancient Sword and Bone Flute are also liked gifts for Abigail.
Every artifact can be donated, tailored, and given to Penny or the dwarf as a liked gift. Reading Treasure Appraisal Guide triples the base sell price.
All 42 artifacts
Artifact spots are the worms on the ground. They are more common in winter. The same pieces also come from hoe dirt in the Mines, monsters, Secret Notes, Artifact Troves, geodes, fishing chests, and Bone Nodes.
| Artifact | Base price | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Scroll I | 1g | Hoe dirt in the Mines or Skull Cavern, or a monster drop |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 1g | Hoe dirt on Mines floors 1–39; Ghost, Frost Bat, Dust Sprite, or Blue Slime |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 1g | Monster drops |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 1g | Most monsters, or hoe dirt on Mines floors 80 and deeper |
| Chipped Amphora | 40g | Town artifact spots, Artifact Trove |
| Arrowhead | 40g | Mountain, Forest, or Bus Stop artifact spots, Artifact Trove |
| Ancient Doll | 60g | Mountain, Forest, Bus Stop, or Town artifact spots; fishing chests; Feast of the Winter Star; Artifact Trove |
| Elvish Jewelry | 200g | Forest artifact spots, fishing chests, Artifact Trove |
| Chewing Stick | 50g | Mountain, Forest, or Town artifact spots; fishing chests; Duggy; Artifact Trove |
| Ornamental Fan | 300g | Beach, Forest, or Town artifact spots; fishing chests; Artifact Trove |
| Dinosaur Egg | 350g | Mountain artifact spots, fishing chests, prehistoric Skull Cavern floors, Pepper Rex |
| Rare Disc | 300g | Fishing chests, bats other than the Iridium Bat, Shadow Brute, Shadow Shaman, Spider, Artifact Trove |
| Ancient Sword | 100g | Forest or Mountain artifact spots, fishing chests, Artifact Trove |
| Rusty Spoon | 25g | Town artifact spots, fishing chests, hoe dirt in the Mines or Skull Cavern, Artifact Trove |
| Rusty Spur | 25g | Farm artifact spots, fishing chests, Artifact Trove |
| Rusty Cog | 25g | Mountain artifact spots, hoe dirt in the Mines or Skull Cavern, fishing chests, Artifact Trove |
| Chicken Statue | 50g | Farm artifact spots, fishing chests, Artifact Trove |
| Ancient Seed | 5g | Forest or Mountain artifact spots, fishing chests, bugs and grubs, Artifact Trove |
| Prehistoric Tool | 50g | Bus Stop, Forest, or Mountain artifact spots; fishing chests; Artifact Trove |
| Dried Starfish | 40g | Beach artifact spots, fishing chests, Artifact Trove |
| Anchor | 100g | Beach artifact spots, fishing chests, Artifact Trove |
| Glass Shards | 20g | Beach artifact spots, fishing chests, Artifact Trove |
| Bone Flute | 100g | Forest, Mountain, or Town artifact spots; fishing chests; Artifact Trove |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 50g | Bus Stop, Mountain, or Forest artifact spots, Artifact Trove |
| Dwarvish Helm | 100g | Hoe dirt on Mines floors 1–39, Geodes, Omni Geodes, Artifact Trove |
| Dwarf Gadget | 200g | Hoe dirt on Mines floors 40–79, Magma Geodes, Omni Geodes, Artifact Trove |
| Ancient Drum | 100g | Bus Stop, Forest, or Town artifact spots; Frozen Geodes; Omni Geodes; Artifact Trove |
| Golden Mask | 500g | Desert artifact spots, Artifact Trove |
| Golden Relic | 250g | Desert artifact spots, Artifact Trove |
| Strange Doll (green) | 1,000g | Artifact spots across the valley, hoe dirt in the Mines or Skull Cavern, fishing chests, Secret Note 17 |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 1,000g | Artifact spots across the valley, hoe dirt in the Mines or Skull Cavern, fishing chests, Secret Note 18 |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 100g | Forest or Town artifact spots, Skeleton, Bone Nodes |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 100g | Railroad or Forest artifact spots, Pepper Rex, Bone Nodes |
| Prehistoric Skull | 100g | Mountain artifact spots, Haunted Skull, Bone Nodes |
| Skeletal Hand | 100g | Backwoods or Beach artifact spots, Haunted Skull, Bone Nodes |
| Prehistoric Rib | 100g | Town or Farm artifact spots, Pepper Rex, Bone Nodes |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 100g | Bus Stop artifact spots, Pepper Rex, Bone Nodes |
| Skeletal Tail | 100g | Hoe dirt in the Mines or Skull Cavern, fishing chests, Bone Nodes |
| Nautilus Fossil | 80g | Beach artifact spots, fishing chests, Bone Nodes |
| Amphibian Fossil | 150g | Forest or Mountain artifact spots, fishing chests, Bone Nodes |
| Palm Fossil | 100g | Desert, Forest, or Beach artifact spots, Bone Nodes |
| Trilobite | 50g | Beach, Forest, or Mountain artifact spots, Bone Nodes |
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