Discover artifacts & fossils by encountering new structures that'll enhance your adventure and exploration!


With the theme of archeology being introduced in the Minecraft 1.20 "Trails & Tales" Update, it has quickly become clear that Mojang sadly only took a small step into the big world that is archeology.
It is our goal with this mod to improve upon the mechanics introduced in the update and expand the minecraft universe with new stuff to discover while staying true to the nature of the game.
We also plan to regularly update the mod to newer versions and provide new content in the weeks to follow.
For more in-depth info, visit our Wiki!
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04.08.2026 · Modrinth
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Published versions and original Modrinth files.
04.08.2026 · 1 584 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the elytra flight augment (#4)04.08.2026 · 26 865 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the elytra flight augment (#4)04.08.2026 · 746 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the elytra flight augment (#4)04.08.2026 · 3 586 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the elytra flight augment (#4)04.08.2026 · 472 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the elytra flight augment (#4)04.08.2026 · 3 983 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the elytra flight augment (#4)04.08.2026 · 58 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the elytra flight augment (#4)04.08.2026 · 203 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the elytra flight augment (#4)04.08.2026 · 5 884 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the Winged affix. On Fabric it also recognises chestplates that provide gliding themselves, instead of only accepting a literal elytra (#4)04.08.2026 · 20 542 downloads
betterarcheology:soaring_winds_items item tag instead of c:elytras directly, so packs can widen it — e.g. to an Apotheosis chestplate with the Winged affix. On Fabric it also recognises chestplates that provide gliding themselves, instead of only accepting a literal elytra (#4)16.07.2026 · 561 downloads
c:music_discs for cross-mod compatibility (#30)byg: entries kept for legacy modpacks, biomeswevegone: entries added for the current biome roster (#33)on_random_loot enchantment tag instead of the entire enchantment registry, so unrelated/debug enchantments from other mods can no longer roll on our loot (#37)16.07.2026 · 2 276 downloads
c:music_discs for cross-mod compatibility (#30)byg: entries kept for legacy modpacks, biomeswevegone: entries added for the current biome roster (#33)on_random_loot enchantment tag instead of the entire enchantment registry, so unrelated/debug enchantments from other mods can no longer roll on our loot (#37)16.07.2026 · 346 downloads
c:music_discs for cross-mod compatibility (#30)byg: entries kept for legacy modpacks, biomeswevegone: entries added for the current biome roster (#33)on_random_loot enchantment tag instead of the entire enchantment registry, so unrelated/debug enchantments from other mods can no longer roll on our loot (#37)16.07.2026 · 3 019 downloads
c:music_discs for cross-mod compatibility (#30)byg: entries kept for legacy modpacks, biomeswevegone: entries added for the current biome roster (#33)on_random_loot enchantment tag instead of the entire enchantment registry, so unrelated/debug enchantments from other mods can no longer roll on our loot (#37)16.07.2026 · 42 downloads
c:music_discs for cross-mod compatibility (#30)byg: entries kept for legacy modpacks, biomeswevegone: entries added for the current biome roster (#33)on_random_loot enchantment tag instead of the entire enchantment registry, so unrelated/debug enchantments from other mods can no longer roll on our loot (#37)16.07.2026 · 183 downloads
c:music_discs for cross-mod compatibility (#30)byg: entries kept for legacy modpacks, biomeswevegone: entries added for the current biome roster (#33)on_random_loot enchantment tag instead of the entire enchantment registry, so unrelated/debug enchantments from other mods can no longer roll on our loot (#37)16.07.2026 · 18 109 downloads
c:music_discs for cross-mod compatibility (#30)byg: entries kept for legacy modpacks, biomeswevegone: entries added for the current biome roster (#33)on_random_loot enchantment tag instead of the entire enchantment registry, so unrelated/debug enchantments from other mods can no longer roll on our loot (#37)16.07.2026 · 4 541 downloads
c:music_discs for cross-mod compatibility (#30)byg: entries kept for legacy modpacks, biomeswevegone: entries added for the current biome roster (#33)on_random_loot enchantment tag instead of the entire enchantment registry, so unrelated/debug enchantments from other mods can no longer roll on our loot (#37)15.07.2026 · 1 480 downloads
15.07.2026 · 434 downloads
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15.07.2026 · 24 downloads
15.07.2026 · 357 downloads
15.07.2026 · 39 downloads
15.07.2026 · 255 downloads
15.07.2026 · 28 downloads
Fixed datagen breaking vanilla sus sand & gravel models (issue #47)
15.07.2026 · 65 downloads
Fixed datagen breaking vanilla sus sand & gravel models (issue #47)
15.07.2026 · 19 downloads
Fixed datagen breaking vanilla sus sand & gravel models (issue #47)
15.07.2026 · 63 downloads
Fixed datagen breaking vanilla sus sand & gravel models (issue #47)
10.07.2026 · 125 downloads
Updated to 26.1.x
Fixed startup error and archived broken files
10.07.2026 · 495 downloads
Updated to 26.1.x
Fixed startup error and archived broken files
14.03.2026 · 137 407 downloads
14.03.2026 · 2 798 downloads
Ported to 1.21.11
14.03.2026 · 29 630 downloads
Ported to 1.21.11
21.11.2025 · 2 696 downloads
1.21.10
! Currently Neoforge is unstable
21.11.2025 · 26 057 downloads
Ported to 1.21.10
16.11.2025 · 619 downloads
16.11.2025 · 138 710 downloads
16.11.2025 · 2 905 downloads
16.11.2025 · 80 078 downloads
02.11.2025 · 129 downloads
02.11.2025 · 398 downloads
12.10.2025 · 521 downloads
12.10.2025 · 134 downloads
14.04.2025 · 108 163 downloads
Fixes:
14.04.2025 · 83 356 downloads
Fixes:
14.12.2024 · 146 downloads
14.12.2024 · 407 downloads
12.09.2024 · 13 422 downloads
12.09.2024 · 50 615 downloads
08.09.2024 · 2 444 425 downloads
04.09.2024 · 11 518 downloads
Fixed Tunneling Enchantment breaking whole column of blocks
04.09.2024 · 4 832 downloads
Fixed Tunneling Enchantment breaking whole column of blocks
04.09.2024 · 1 415 403 downloads
Fixed Tunneling Enchantment breaking whole column of blocks
27.08.2024 · 5 328 downloads
After all these fixes, we will try to finally be working on some all new features and a new update
20.08.2024 · 927 downloads
After all these fixes, we will try to finally be working on some all new features and a new update
20.08.2024 · 29 418 downloads
After all these fixes, we will try to finally be working on some all new features and a new update
20.08.2024 · 195 downloads
After all these fixes, we will try to finally be working on some all new features and a new update
20.08.2024 · 4 538 downloads
After all these fixes, we will try to finally be working on some all new features and a new update
14.05.2024 · 85 485 downloads
Added:
- French translation
- crafting recipe for rusty bombs
- loot table for evoker traps (making them obtainable)
Fixed:
- Soaring Winds compatibility with Alex's Mobs
13.05.2024 · 1 161 downloads
Added:
- French translation
- crafting recipe for rusty bombs
- loot table for evoker traps (making them obtainable)
Fixed:
- Soaring Winds compatibility with Alex's Mobs
13.05.2024 · 13 175 downloads
Added:
- French translation
- crafting recipe for rusty bombs
- loot table for evoker traps (making them obtainable)
Fixed:
- Soaring Winds compatibility with Alex's Mobs
13.05.2024 · 653 684 downloads
Added:
- French translation
- crafting recipe for rusty bombs
- loot table for evoker traps (making them obtainable)
Fixed:
- Soaring Winds compatibility with Alex's Mobs
17.04.2024 · 519 downloads
Fixes:
- Removed TitleScreen logspam
- Fixed old structure nbt data versions - causing DFU to process every time they are loaded
Language changes:
- added: Spanish - Mexico
- added: Korean - South Korea
- added: Norwegian - Norway
- updated: English - US
- updated: Japanese - Japan
17.04.2024 · 7 117 downloads
Fixes:
- Removed TitleScreen logspam
- Fixed old structure nbt data versions - causing DFU to process every time they are loaded
Language changes:
- added: Spanish - Mexico
- added: Korean - South Korea
- added: Norwegian - Norway
- updated: English - US
- updated: Japanese - Japan
17.04.2024 · 52 241 downloads
Fixes:
- Removed TitleScreen logspam
- Fixed old structure nbt data versions - causing DFU to process every time they are loaded
Language changes:
- added: Spanish - Mexico
- added: Korean - South Korea
- added: Norwegian - Norway
- updated: English - US
- updated: Japanese - Japan
17.04.2024 · 74 475 downloads
Fixes:
- Removed TitleScreen logspam
- Fixed old structure nbt data versions - causing DFU to process every time they are loaded
Language changes:
- added: Spanish - Mexico
- added: Korean - South Korea
- added: Norwegian - Norway
- updated: English - US
- updated: Japanese - Japan
04.03.2024 · 3 194 downloads
Fixed incompatibility with PneumaticCraft: Repressurized
04.03.2024 · 51 092 downloads
Fixed incompatibility with PneumaticCraft: Repressurized
22.02.2024 · 30 803 downloads
Ported to 1.20.4
22.02.2024 · 330 downloads
Ported to 1.20.4
21.02.2024 · 6 214 downloads
21.02.2024 · 134 962 downloads
07.02.2024 · 16 694 downloads
07.02.2024 · 5 148 downloads
01.02.2024 · 2 903 downloads
World gen Mod support!
Added collected biome tags to support worldgen mods like WW, BOP, Terralith and more
01.02.2024 · 6 926 downloads
World gen Mod support!
Added collected biome tags to support worldgen mods like WW, BOP, Terralith and more
01.02.2024 · 141 downloads
07.01.2024 · 141 579 downloads
! --> Betterarcheology now depends on YungsApi (in this version: 4.0.2)
06.01.2024 · 20 207 downloads
! --> Betterarcheology now depends on YungsApi (in this version: 4.0.2)
05.01.2024 · 355 downloads
Removed light sources near Spawners fixing issue #42
Added translations for:
Japenese
Cantonese
Taiwanese Mandarin
Added missing lootTables
04.12.2023 · 5 960 downloads
Ported to 1.20.2
18.11.2023 · 517 740 downloads
Added structures:
- light temple
- catacombs
- wolf fossil
Added blocks:
- wolf fossil
- guardian fossil
- Totem of Growth
- Totem of Radiance
- Chiseled Bone Block
- Green (Loot) Vase
Fixed:
- Evoker Trap Block not resetting when pushed by piston
18.11.2023 · 33 713 downloads
Added structures:
- light temple
- catacombs
- wolf fossil
Added blocks:
- wolf fossil
- guardian fossil
- Totem of Growth
- Totem of Radiance
- Chiseled Bone Block
- Green (Loot) Vase
Fixed:
- Evoker Trap Block not resetting when pushed by piston
04.09.2023 · 11 740 downloads
Ported to Forge
21.06.2023 · 69 411 downloads
Iron/ Diamond Brushes now brush faster
Additions:
Effects:
12.06.2023 · 1 650 downloads
Fixed:
- lang error from Issue: https://github.com/Pandarix/BetterArcheology/issues/15
- Updated to 1.20.1
12.06.2023 · 310 downloads
Fixed:
07.06.2023 · 297 downloads
Fixed Archeology Table crash when out of render distance
Added Villager Camps
FULL RELEASE, pop the Champagne!
07.06.2023 · 167 downloads
First commit before full 1.20 release today.
View all changelogs on GitHub if you're interested in all additions up to now.