When it comes to completing the Museum inStardew Valley, you’ll need to source a total of 95 items for donation. Roughly half of these items are Artifacts, which can be found in specific locations and using certain methods.
Artifacts can be found around Pelican Town and the surrounding areas, and there are a total of 42 to find and collect. The most common way to discover Artifacts is through using your Hoe to dig up Artifact Spots, which are shown as one tile that has what looks like three worms wriggling around. However, Artifacts can also possibly be found in any of the following ways:
All Artifacts and how to get them in Stardew Valley
Each specific Artifact can be found through a variety of different methods, although not all Artifacts allow you to find them using all of the above-mentioned methods. When it comes to Artifacts that can be obtained through Artifact Spots, each shows up in select locations, while some can’t be found this way at all. You can also use a Treasure Totem in any location, and each spot that you create will stand a chance to reward you with an Artifact that would usually show up in the same area.
It’s all a little overwhelming if you’re new or unsure, but I’ve got you covered. Here are all of the Artifacts inStardew Valley, where you need to look for them, and all of the ways that you can get each.
Artifacts present in Artifact Spots
Depending on where you are, you stand a chance of finding the following Artifacts when using your hoe on an Artifact Spot:
Artifacts not present in Artifact Spots
Of the 42 Artifacts in Stardew Valley, only four are impossible to obtain from Artifact Spots in any location. These items can only be found in the following ways:
How to use Artifacts in Stardew Valley
Donating to the Museum
The first thing to do with any Artifact is donate it to the Museum. Donating Artifacts can earn you the following rewards:
Gifting and Quests
Artifacts can be used as gifts for the following villagers:
The Ancient Doll is also used as part of the Children’s Bundle on the Bulletin Board (Remixed) at the Community Center and can also be used to obtain Meowmere by throwing it into the lava pool on floor 100 of The Maines or in Volcano Caldera.
Tailoring
Many can be used alongside Cloth to create specific clothing items at the Sewing Machine:
