Improved Archeology
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.19. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.19.4 on Fabric. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Improved Archeology aims to improve the 1.20 archeology system, while staying true to the feel and style of vanilla minecraft.
Features
More Pottery Shards
Many more patterns can now be discovered whilst digging through desert structures.
Bricks can be used to craft a blank shard, which includes the golden trim from the other patterns
Coloured Decorated Pots
Personalize your pots even further with a new dyable function.
Desert Ruins
A new structure that gives players more opportunities to put their archeological expertise to good use.
(Not Yet Added) Ancient Artifacts
New types of artifacts can be found in suspicious sand, such as small statues or masks
*VERY IMPORTANT FOR 1.19.4*
When enabling the update 1.20 data pack, make sure that the Fabric Mods data pack is above it, or new pottery shards will not spawn.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.19.4
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as ImprovedArcheology-1.0-beta.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 139 KB
- Download link checked 16 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.