
Sweety's Archaeology
An expansion upon Archaeology, with new digsites and items 🖌️
Screenshots






About this Mod

Sweety's Archaeology is a small mod, adding new archeology structures and special QoL relics found in them
-General Additions-
QoL Features
- Brushing archaeology blocks will now grant Experience points (can be customised)
- Most of the structures from the mod will not drop one item at the time like vanilla structure do. Some ressources may drop in larger quantities, especially common ones.
- Mineshafts will now sometime provide maps to a nearby Ruined Mineshaft
-Items and Blocks-
Items and Blocks
Archaeology Maps : Found in the Cartographer's house chest, or traded by Cartographers and Wandering Traders. They'll point to either one of the mod's structure (outside of Ruined Mineshafts) or a Trail Ruin
Tuff Podium : Blocks used to display your items, made from Tuff blocks and any Wool
Relics (found in the new structures) :
- Silex Tools : Mostly a decorative relic, like Chainmail for Armors
- Fossilised Egg : Mostly a decorative relic, can be thrown to inflict Nauseau
- Golden Cube : While in the Hotbar, will repair equiped armors and held tools at the cost of its durability. Won't repair shields while blocking.
- Spider Amulet : Used to summon temporary minions, taking the shape of Golden Spiders
- Broken Clock : Delay your death when killed, giving you extra time to save your items from lava, or to deal a last blow to a monster.
- Climbing Axe : Allows you to move easier vertically, and overall enhance your movements
- Expired Miner Brew : Luck potion, granting either buff, debuffs, or simply funny random events. ! Can sometime destroy surrounding blocks !
- Ancient Berries : Grant the Venomous effect, making you immune to Poison and inflicting it to your targets
- Weather Idols : Mostly a decorative relic, allows you to change the weather.
-Structures-
Ruined Mineshafts :
Main Rewards : Climbing Axe, Expired Miner Brew, "Rascal" Music Disc (found in chunks, equivalent to 1/4th of the disc), Potion of Haste or Night Vision.
Ruined Mineshafts generally generate close to the surface but buried.

Ruined Minesahfts are a smaller, buried counterparts to Mineshafts, obstructed by gravel. This structure is way smaller than vanilla mineshafts, generally consisting of 3 to 5 corridors. This structure doesn't impact the vanilla Mineshafts in any way. Maps to it can be found in vanilla Mineshafts

Generic items found in Ruined Mineshafts mostly consist of mining items and ores. You may also occasionnaly found items from the Mineshaft minecart's loot table.
Spruce Huts :
Main Rewards : Broken Clock, Chirp / Mall / Strad / Far Music Discs.
Spruce Huts generate in Taiga and Pine forests. They are ruined houses, generally easy to spot at night because of a leftover lantern. Items can be found quite deep under it, in what probably used to be a basement.

Generic items found in it mostly consist of ressources related to the biome, mushrooms or gold.
Prehistoric Remains :
Main Rewards : Silex Tools, Fossilised Egg, Ancient Berries, Nautilus Shell, Skeleton Skull, Sniffer Seeds
Prehistoric Remains can rarely be spotted in most forests. They are indicated by patchs of Coarse Dirt and Gravel on the ground. By digging a few blocks down, you'll encounter a buried Fossil.

Generic items found in it mostly consist of basic ressources and tools, as well as bones and other rotten ressources.
Desert Outposts :
Main Rewards : Spider Amulet, Golden Cube, Dune Armor Trim, Horse Armors
Desert Outposts can be spotted in Deserts, mostly covered in sand. The highest tower will generally be visible from the surface, allowing to spot them.

Generic items found in it mostly consist of basic ressources and golden items, as well as pottery sherds, emeralds, and more rarely diamond.
Ritual Sites :
Main Rewards : Weather Idols, Ancient Berries, Fossilised Egg, Goat Horn, Silex Axe/Sword, Skeleton Skull
Ritual Sites are randomly generated "Stonehenge-like" formations, found rarely in most forests. Most ressources are found on the floor, near the surface.

Generic items found in it mostly consist of basic gems (emerald, amethyst), bones and flint.
Available Versions
How to Install Sweety's Archaeology on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Sweety's Archaeology". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Sweety's Archaeology server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Sweety's Archaeology compatible with forge and neoforge?
Sweety's Archaeology officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Sweety's Archaeology – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Sweety's Archaeology consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
Similar Mods
Rent Modded Server
Install Sweety's Archaeology with just one click on your server.
