Archeological
ModMore ruins, relics, and discoveries to find while exploring.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 10 months−8 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Releases in only 4 of the last 24 months−3 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
8 points lost19 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.10 months ago (16 Dec 2025). 96 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 59% of these points. 7 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 65% of the 995 popular NeoForge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 4 of the last 24 months 3 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.18 of the 167 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (11%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
10 points lost0 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.600,591 3 / 4Track record
3 points lost5 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.1 years, 11 releases 5 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
49 of the 71 points that apply = 69 out of 100.
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About
Archeological expands Minecraft archaeology with new discoveries, decorative objects, and ruins that make exploration sites more rewarding and varied. Its structures include Rock Ruins, Ruined Camps, Ruined Huts, Desert Ruins, Wasteland Ruins, Frozen Ruins, Underground Ruins, and Deep Ruins, with small, medium, and large variants and loot themed to warm, temperate, cold, underground, or deep locations. Brushing newly added Remains found in gravel and suspicious sand yields useful materials and recovered goods, such as paper, books, leather, bones, arrows, ores, gems, and worn tools. The Archeology Table lets players process Remains for items and use Pottery, Stone, and Deepslate Templates to duplicate pottery sherds, Petroglyphs, and Dark Pieces, respectively. Exploration also uncovers 12 Petroglyph designs in underground ruins, along with Dark Pieces that can be made into glowable Dark Urns, mob-themed Idols such as Creeper and Villager designs, and expressive Statues. Runes found in suspicious blocks can be crafted into Runestones; charging a Runestone through five stages with Lapis Lazuli increases its brightness, then activates an effect such as Speed, Haste, Resistance, or Regeneration before resetting it. Rare Ancient Vaults occur in variations of the mod’s structures and open with an Ancient Key found in suspicious ruin blocks, yielding six items such as Remains or Aged Brick.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 235 blocks, 63 items, 31 structures, 294 recipes, 8 advancements, 10 loot tables and 7 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 1 of vanilla Minecraft's block textures and 1 item texture.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- thetruly
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 601K
- Created
- 29 Sep 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Wiki
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. Both are for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found22 of 24 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found372 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found7 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file438 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it| Oct 2024 | 9 |
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| Nov 2024 | 9 |
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| Jan 2025 | 11 |
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More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 29 a month now, 13 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
207 modpacks include Archeological in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Jurassic World Reborn II438K downloadslast version with it 30 May 2026
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KEO RPG optimized314K downloadslast version with it 9 Apr 2026
Reimagined151K downloadslast version with it 4 Nov 2024
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Immersive Cobblemon | With Distant Horizons, CobbleBrain, Cobblemon Addons & Quests (Cobblemon v1.8)40K downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
Create++38K downloadslast version with it 16 Mar 2026
Magic Valley36K downloadslast version with it 16 Oct 2026
Prehistoric Odyssey - A Dinosaur Adventure | Prehistoric Era29K downloadslast version with it 29 Aug 2026
Prehistoric Age - Fossils And Archeology14K downloadslast version with it 14 Nov 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Archeological. Share: how many of the modpacks with Archeological also have that mod.
AmendmentsAModin 74% of the modpacks with Archeological
BlueprintAModin 73% of the modpacks with Archeological
Chat HeadsAModin 50% of the modpacks with Archeological
Sinytra ConnectorAModin 44% of the modpacks with Archeological
My Nether's DelightAModin 44% of the modpacks with Archeological
Better ArcheologyAModin 43% of the modpacks with Archeological
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 42% of the modpacks with Archeological
Easy AnvilsAModin 42% of the modpacks with Archeological
Mowzie's MobsBModin 42% of the modpacks with Archeological
sparkAModin 42% of the modpacks with ArcheologicalLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.