Relic Hunter Horizons Mod expands Minecraft archaeology with new fossil excavation mechanics, prehistoric creatures, and ancient tools. It introduces excavatable sediment pits where players uncover encased fossils, lost artifacts, and old dinosaur remains. Players clean these fossils on a Paleontology Table to assemble skeletal dinosaurs, or bring them back to life with special mythical fruits. The mod also adds unique tools like throwing weapons and everlasting food items to reward your archaeological digs.
Features:
- Expands the archaeology system with new excavatable items, structures, and ancient creatures.
- Adds encased fossils that require cleaning on the Paleontology Table to reveal hidden bone pieces and items.
- Lets you assemble decorative skeletal dinosaurs called Chimeras by placing fossil parts on the ground.
- Brings assembled skeletons to life as living companions using the craftable Fruit of Life.
- Introduces the Regenerating Chop, an infinite food item that refills after a short cooldown.
- Adds Primitive and Hunter’s Arrows that deal high damage against unarmored targets.
- Features the Prehistoric Maw, a throwable boomerang axe that scales in damage as you feed it kills.
- Spawns Open Pit structures filled with layered Sediment blocks guarding prehistoric loot.
- Lets you restore Shattered Diamonds, Fossilised Apples, and Fossilised Shells into usable vanilla treasures.
- Includes Amber and Sap of Life to locate the Tree of Life and grant continuous health regeneration.
How to Use:
- Locate an Open Pit structure in the world and dig through the Sediment layers.
- Collect Encased Fossils and polish them on a Paleontology Table to extract bone parts.
- Place fossil parts onto the ground starting with the body frame to build a Chimera skeleton.
- Use a dyed Fruit of Life on the completed skeleton to awaken it as a living pet.
- Tame and heal your living Chimera using Sap of Life.
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Relic Hunter Horizons Mod Download Links
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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 the file's original source — 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.
Relic Hunter Horizons Mod (26.1.2, 1.20.1) – Unearth Ancient Fossils is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20.1. Download it and open it directly in the game.