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Archeological Finds

by Dashy22

Archeological Finds changes which items appear in archeology loot from suspicious sand and gravel, with loot tables delivered as a datapack.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution 4.01.21.9 – 26.2

What it does

The mod is a loot table datapack for archeology digs in the trail ruins, and it targets the basic loot that players found repetitive. The author removed many low-value results such as wooden hoes, plain glass panes and repeated music discs, and added items like spider eyes, fermented spider eyes, dead bushes, flower pots, raw iron blocks, beetroot seeds and clay blocks. Because the change sits in data rather than code, the existing archeology system stays as it is.

The server must run the datapack for the new loot to appear, while a player may leave it out and still see the same digs. Archeological Finds is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files for 26.2 and earlier builds back to 1.21.9. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is not open source. The author also plans to add custom ruin structures based on archaeology themes.

Key features

  1. Revised trail ruin loot

    Suspicious sand and gravel in the trail ruins yield a different mix of items than the vanilla loot tables give.

  2. Fewer low-value results

    Wooden hoes, randomly colored glass and repeated music discs are removed from the pool of archeology results.

  3. Added basic materials

    Spider eyes, dead bushes, flower pots, raw iron blocks, beetroot seeds and clay blocks join the loot.

  4. Datapack delivery

    The changes are plain data files, so they load on any supported loader or server that accepts datapacks.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.1.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.1.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.111.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.101.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.91.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners and players who dig in trail ruins and want the basic loot to be more useful. The mod suits worlds that already rely on vanilla archeology.

How it compares

Full comparison

Archeological Finds works on either side, and neither needs it installed for the server to run, on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 and not open source. qrafty's Archeology Dig Sites is also server-side and covers 1.20.4 – 26.2, but it is All rights reserved and adds dig sites rather than changing loot. GD BetterLoot works on the same four loaders for 1.20.5 – 26.2 and is open source under the MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Archeological FindsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.9 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-09-12
qrafty's Archeology Dig SitesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.4 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-07-09
GD BetterLootFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.5 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-08-10

Questions

Does Archeological Finds need a loader?

The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. It can also be used as a datapack on a server.

Do players need to install Archeological Finds?

No. It is required on the server and optional for players.

Which versions does Archeological Finds support?

Files cover 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2, with 1.0+mod for 26.2 as the latest file.

In the catalog

Archeological Finds is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Another little datapack that remakes most archeology loot tables. I recently went through 2 trail ruins and realised how little and basic the loot was. Alot of the loot gotten from these ruins was either useless garbage like a wooden hoe or randomly colored piece of glass, or the same music disc for the 3rd time. I…
Dashy22, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Dashy22
Published
2026-09-07
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-12
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureGame mechanicsWorld generationTechnology
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