Donating to the Museum in Stardew Valley is an important part of building Pelican Town to its full potential. You'll find yourself adventuring through the mines, desert, and more, picking up a bunch of rare items that might not initially mean much to you but are worth a lot to Gunther.
Artifacts, in particular, are much less eye-catching than gems but are usually just as valuable. You might stumble across a Rusty Spoon or even an Ancient Doll, and sometimes something as simple as a Chicken Statue. There are 42 artifacts to discover; we will go over the location of each one so you can complete the Museum collection.
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What Are Artifacts in Stardew Valley?
Artifacts are important items in Stardew Valley that you can use to donate to the Museum to increase its collection. Though Artifacts usually appear as unassuming items such as a scroll or spoon, they're usually quite useful and worth a decent amount of money, just like some of the rare gems in the game.
Though you can sell these items, it is best to first save them and donate them to Gunther's Museum to add to the collection. You'll know whether you've donated one before or not, as the description will tell you to donate the item to Gunther to learn more about it if you haven't donated it before. If you have already donated it, then you can either sell it for a profit or gift it to someone who might like it (usually the Dwarf or Penny). You can also use them to tailor certain items at the Sewing Machine.
Most Artifacts are either found by digging through Artifact Spots or dirt, defeating monsters, fishing, solving Secret Notes, or breaking open Artifact Troves and Bone Nodes. Each available Artifact in the game can be obtained using particular methods, with some coming from a multitude of sources, and others only coming from a couple.
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All Artifact Locations in Stardew Valley
Now, we will go over every available Artifact in Stardew Valley, and how they can be discovered in the game.
Most Artifacts in the game cannot be found through exact particular methods , so we will provide you with the general method or location of the Artifact.
Artifact Name | Location |
|---|---|
Amphibian Fossil | Bone Nodes, Fishing Chest, Forest, Mountain |
Anchor | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Beach |
Ancient Doll | Artifact Trove, Feast of the Winter Star (given as a gift from a villager), Fishing Chest, Bus Stop, Forest, Mountain, Town |
Ancient Drum | Artifact Trove, Frozen Geode, Omni Geode, Bus Stop, Forest, Town |
Ancient Seed | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Monster (Bug, Cave Fly, Grub, Mutant Fly, Mutant Grub), Forest, Mountain |
Ancient Sword | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Forest, Mountain |
Arrowhead | Artifact Trove, Bus Stop, Forest, Mountain |
Bone Flute | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Forest, Mountain, Town |
Chewing Stick | Artifact Trove, Monster (Duggy), Fishing Chest, Forest, Mountain, Town |
Chicken Statue | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Farm |
Chipped Amphora | Artifact Trove, Town |
Dinosaur Egg | Fishing Chest, Monster (Pepper Rex), Mountain, Skull Cavern (Found on prehistoric floors) |
Dried Starfish | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Beach |
Dwarf Gadget | Artifact Trove, Magma Geode, Omni Geode, The Mines (Floors 40-79) |
Dwarf Scroll I | Monsters, The Mines/Skull Cavern |
Dwarf Scroll II | Monsters (Blue Slime, Dust Sprite, Frost Bat, Ghost), The Mines (Floors 1-39) |
Dwarf Scroll III | Monsters (Most, but especially Blue Slimes) |
Dwarf Scroll IV | Monsters (All except Serpent, Skeleton, Wilderness Golem, Carbon Ghost, Iridium Bat, Iridium Crab, Haunted Skull), The Mines (Floors 80 and above) |
Dwarvish Helm | Artifact Trove, Geode, Omni Geode, The Mines (Floors 1-39) |
Elvish Jewelry | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Forest |
Glass Shards | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Beach |
Golden Mask | Artifact Trove, Desert |
Golden Relic | Artifact Trove, Desert |
Nautilus Fossil | Bone Nodes, Fishing Chest, Beach |
Ornamental Fan | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Beach, Forest, Town |
Palm Fossil | Bone Nodes, Beach, Desert, Forest |
Prehistoric Handaxe | Artifact Trove, Bus Stop, Forest, Mountain |
Prehistoric Rib | Bone Nodes, Monster (Pepper Rex), Farm, Town |
Prehistoric Scapula | Bone Nodes, Monster (Skeleton), Forest, Town |
Prehistoric Skull | Bone Nodes, Monster (Haunted Skull), Mountain |
Prehistoric Tibia | Bone Nodes, Monster (Pepper Rex), Forest, Railroad |
Prehistoric Tool | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Bus Stop, Forest, Mountain |
Prehistoric Vertebra | Bone Nodes, Monster (Pepper Rex), Bus Stop |
Rare Disc | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Monsters (Bats, Shadow Brute, Shadow Shaman, Spider) |
Rusty Cog | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Mountain, The Mines/Skull Cavern |
Rusty Spoon | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, The Mines/Skull Cavern, Town |
Rusty Spur | Artifact Trove, Fishing Chest, Farm, The Mines/Skull Cavern |
Skeletal Hand | Bone Nodes, Monster (Haunted Skull), Backwoods (Northwest region of Pelican Town above the Bus Stop), Beach |
Skeletal Tail | Bone Nodes, Fishing Chest, The Mines/Skull Cavern |
Strange Doll (Green Version) | Fishing Chest, Secret Note #17, The Mines/Skull Cavern, Beach, Bus Stop, Farm, Forest, Mountain, Town |
Strange Doll (Pink Version) | Fishing Chest, Secret Note #18, The Mines/Skull Cavern, Beach, Bus Stop, Farm, Forest, Mountain, Town |
Trilobite | Bone Nodes, Beach, Forest, Mountain |
