Archeology Mod
ModDig through special blocks with a brush to uncover buried loot.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- Goes online
- Runs on
- Client and server
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.19.3
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 3.7 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3.7 years ago (18 Feb 2023) 0 / 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.1.19.3 on Fabric. About 3.8 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 3.7 years; no file for a popular modding version; no recent human commit.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed 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.2 of the 100 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (2%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known 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
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · capsey/archeology-mod 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · capsey/archeology-mod 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.783,383 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.7 years, 11 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 8 latest files. See Security
28.5 of the 64 points that apply = 45 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Archeology Mod adds a vanilla-inspired archaeology system centered on exploring excavation sites, carefully brushing buried blocks for loot, and making decorated clay pots. Its Plains, Snow, Mangrove, and Desert excavation sites are the only natural Survival locations for Excavation Dirt, Gravel, Sand, and Red Sand, and can also contain loot-filled pots. Use a Copper Brush, crafted from a copper ingot and a feather, to remove layers from these striped blocks; brushing requires moving the mouse to avoid breaking the block, and the configurable challenge gets harder as the brush oxidizes. Brush wear also improves the chance of rarer loot, while drops depend on both the site and the brush’s oxidation; ceramic shards found during excavation bear site-specific designs. Place up to eight shards on a Raw Clay Pot, then heat it over a fire or campfire to harden it into a decorated pot; the four shard positions on its sides and four at its corners are preserved. Hardened Clay Pots can be dyed, and serve as gravity-affected containers with nine item slots that can be filled using a hopper or dropper; Silk Touch lets you retrieve a pot with its contents intact.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.17 to 1.19.3.
Changes the game's code in 5 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 5 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Blocks and fluidsChanges 5 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., Inventory and itemsChanges 3 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., PlayerChanges 2 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls. and Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act..
A library packed inside it changes 1 more game code file: 
MidnightLib.
Adds 22 blocks, 17 items, 4 structures, 2 recipes, 5 advancements, 12 loot tables and 2 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- capsey
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 783K
- Created
- 21 Nov 2021
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.17 to 1.19.3.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for Fabric 1.18.2 to 1.19.3. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
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.8 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. 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.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.17 to 1.19.3.
We read its code without running it: it contacts 1 web address while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
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 all 8 files, for Minecraft 1.17 to 1.19.3. See each file in Releases
- raw.githubusercontent.comDownloads player hat data.From a bundled library.Explained by AI (may be wrong)Explained by an AI from the code. May be wrong.
- 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, sounds and code history 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.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 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 found55 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 found4 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 file91 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it123 modpacks include Archeology Mod in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
All of Fabric 6 - AOF6709K downloadslast version with it 14 Jul 2025
All of Fabric 5 - AOF5661K downloadslast version with it 14 Jul 2025
Another Quality Modpack 2 - AQM2628K downloadslast version with it 26 Dec 2022
Dreamcraft [FABRIC]323K downloadslast version with it 1 Apr 2022
Better Adventures++276K downloadslast version with it 13 Jul 2023
Prominence™ I (Legacy)223K downloadslast version with it 30 Oct 2023
MYTHCRAFT5222K downloadslast version with it 13 May 2023
Extra Origins SMP88K downloadslast version with it 11 Feb 2022
The Kingdom of Daldar [New Adventure Remade - Fabric]15K downloadslast version with it 3 Jun 2023
Homies SMP 2.014K downloadslast version with it 4 Apr 2023Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Archeology Mod. Share: how many of the modpacks with Archeology Mod also have that mod.
Mod MenuAModin 89% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
LithiumAModin 84% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
[Deprecated] Farmer's Delight [Fabric]-Modin 76% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
BetterEndBModin 67% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
NaturalistAModin 67% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
FerriteCoreAModin 67% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 65% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
Starlight (Fabric)-Modin 64% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
Wraith WaystonesAModin 63% of the modpacks with Archeology Mod
Create FabricBModin 63% of the modpacks with Archeology ModLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.