Archaeology Mysteries are somewhat like Miniquests exclusively for the Archaeology skill. Some of these can be short and simple while others may take a larger amount of time.
Below is a table of all possible Mysteries that can be completed at each Dig Site. Beneath the table are the directions for each of the Mysteries in level order. Clicking the name of the Mystery in the table will take you down to the section which provides steps for that specific Mystery.
As a general rule, all the Archaeology level for all Mysteries can be boosted. The exception to this rule are Mysteries which require Research to complete them as you cannot boost to do Research.
With the 3 repaired Crests of Dagon in your inventory, interact with the fireplace to add them to the front. Note that this can be done with individual Crests as well.
Once the crests have been placed, interact with the fireplace once more to open the entrance, then climb down the secret passage and enter the Dungeon of Disorder.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Embrace the Chaos" Achievement. All pages are required to complete the Mystery.
Click image to see portal area.
Excavate at one of the following Hotspots to obtain the diary pages.
Cultist footlocker (Level 29)
Sacrificial altar (Level 36)
Dis dungeon debris (Level 45)
Once you have obtained the pages, enter the North Eastern most room. Obtain 3 Red candles from the box of candles along the Northern wall and a piece of chalk from either box of chalk along the Southern walls.
Add and light a candle in each candleholder and redraw the markings on the floor.
With the ritual circle completed, you will now need to chant over each one of the candles:
East - "Et Daemonium Renascitur"
North - "Ceterum Aperuerit Inauam"
West - "Ordo Animam Capit"
This will open a red portal, enter it to reach the Source
This can be a companion pet (such as the Lorehound), a Legendary pet (such as the Blazehound), or one purchased from the Pet shop in Taverley or Yanille.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Dagon Bye" Achievement. Interaction with the Gargoyles can be completed in any order and do not need to be completed consecutively. You are free to do them all at once or over a longer period of time, however, you must speak with Ophiuchus to begin the mystery. See the Infernal Source guide for the location of each gargoyle.
When first interacting with the portals, you will receive an associated Zodiac coin (along with 100 Archaeology experience) and after speaking with the Gargoyle you will obtain a page of ramblings. Be sure you have empty spaces for these items as well as any equipment you need to remove in order to become a goblin for Farfarello (Aquarius). Note that both the coins and the pages can be destroyed as soon as you finish interacting with each Gargoyle; coins can be reclaimed from Movario and the pages can be read in your Archaeology journal.
Zodiac
Gargoyle Name
Ramblings Page
Item/Action
Steps
Aries
Cagnazzo
Sequence 1
Dog
Enter the portal with your dog following behind you.
Libicocco
Sequence 2
Angry emote
Use the Angry emote, enter the portal, and use the angry emote again.
Alichino
Sequence 3
Harlequin cow
Enter the portal. Alichino will claim and eat your cow.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Fallen Angels" Achievement.
Excavate at Prodromoi remains (Level 42) to obtain Icyene remains.
Speak with Vanescula Drakan, located just outside the Dig Site. She will mention that Icyene remains were buried with items that looked like frying pans.
Once you have obtained a repaired 'Frying pan', climb down the shortcut South of Vanescula. Down here you will discover a small rectangular grave that is empty. Click the grave to rebury the Icyene remains.
Once you have collected both pages, visit the house East of where Naressa is found and study the table to obtain A badly written note and unlock the Complete the Pattern, Solve the Puzzle Research.
Complete the newly unlocked Research and obtain The message in the box.
Excavate the Marketplace debris again to obtain A bloodstained note.
After you have obtained the page, head to the scaffolding in the South West cornor of the Nodon front and click it to "Squeeze through" to the otherside.
Investigate the Investigator's notes beneath the chair to obtain the Investigator's note.
Article 5 - Citizen remains (Level 67) - Also requires completion of Crossing the Bridge Research (partial completion of Secrets Of The Inquisition) to access area
Once you have collected all 5 pages, speak with Intern Jimmy, outside the dig site.
Open drawers BC - E - M - R - T - UV - WX to create a smiley face. This will give you Page 5.
Go to Intern Jimmy and study the scaffolding North East of him. This will give you access to the Crossing that Bridge Research.
Go to the Exam Centre and complete the research.
Once done, you can squeeze past the scaffolding to access the Citizen remains Hotspots. Excavate Citizen remains to obtain Pages 6 and 7 and the Ministry remains to obtain Page 8.
After obtaining all 3 pages, go to the Cathedral and activate the statues
North West statue: Vincit qui se vincit. (chat option 3)
South East statue: Oderint dum metuant. (Chat option 4)
This will open a secret chamber. Enter it and speak with Aurelius to receive Page 9 and the Aurelius's Mask relic.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Dagon Bye" Achievement.
Travel to the very center of the Infernal Source and speak with Dagon the Gatekeeper to obtain a Zodiac code to solve the puzzle of his binding.
Adding the Chaos star to your toolbelt is suggested to save inventory space.
Select the section of the gate surrounding him that corresponds to the zodiac signs as listed below. Note that as you make your selection, several of the other signs will no longer be available to select and those available will change with each new choice you make.
Libra
Virgo
Pisces
Aquarius
Aquarius
Once you have freed Dagon, speak with him once again to sign his pact and learn the ways of Ancient Summoning.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Leap of Faith" Achievement.
This Mystery will begin the first time you speak with Gee'ka. If you have not yet obtained an Ikovian gerege, Excavate at Ikovian memorial Hotspots until you recieve one and repair it with 36 Third Age iron and 30 Wings of War. It is recommended, though not required, to add this item to your toolbelt.
Enter the portal and Excavate at Ikovian memorial Hotspots around the portal until you obtain Boots of Flight.
Add these to your toolbelt and cross the 2 gaps to the North East.
With your newfound ability to fly, leap from the bridge and travel to the North-West island. Once here, walk to the Eastern building and climb down the rope. On the lower floor, interact with the Lightning conductor box on the North side of the column then climb back up the rope and take to flight again.
Travel now to the South-East island and climb down the rope to the West. Along the Northern edge of the ledge you will find another Lightning conductor. Interact with it and you will finish upgrading your wingsuit to v2. Climb back up the rope and leap from the bridge edge again.
Travel to the Dayguard Tower - passing the lightning defence will complete the Mystery, continue to complete the upgrade to v3. Here you will find a Gravitron repulsor along the Southern edge of the tower. Interact with it to add it to your wingsuit then leap from bridge for the final time on this mystery.
This time you will travel to the Nightguard Tower. Once again, the Gravitron repulsor will be found along the tower, however, this time it will be along the West side. Interact with the repulsor and you will add the final upgrade to your wingsuit creating a wingsuit v3.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Out of the Crucible" Achievement.
Click image to see barrier area.
Click on the baracade on the lower section of the Crucible, beneath the throne. This step will begin the Mystery and can be done prior to level 83.
Excavate the barricade until cleared. If boosting, you will need to consume several Soil teas (at least 4). Soils and Materials will be obtained as per usual.
Once cleared, enter the tunnel by choosing either the Left or Right path.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Into the Forge" Achievement. Each of the keys are obtained by performing specific actions within Warforge as seen below. Note that some actions may rapidly provide you with the key while others will take some time.
Yurkolgokh key - Attempt to open the Southern forge doors, near the Goblin dorm debris.
Keys can be added all at once or one at a time to the Northern forge door. Once all keys have been added, the door will open for you, simply pull the lever in the center of the room to activate the forge.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete "Know Thy Measure" Achievement. It is suggested to complete (or at least begin) the "Incomplete Portal Network II" Research before starting this Mystery. 20 unnoted Orthenglass will be necessary if you choose to do so.
Travel to the Observation Outpost and interact with the pylon in the South East corner.
Note that hovering over the symbols will tell you what number (1 though 8) they each represent. Cycle through them by clicking the symbol until you complete the following patterns one at a time. Once completing a solution, the pylon will beep to inform you that you can progress.
Solution
Image
3, 1, 5
4, 1, 4
1, 6, 7
When the symbols disappear after completing the final code, you will need to complete the conversation to discover a Strange device tucked behind the pylon.
Inspect the device to view a cut scene just outside the Moksha Ritual Site.
If you have completed the "Incomplete Portal Network II" Research, you will want to bring 20 unnoted Orthenglass and travel to the Moksha Ritual Site. Note that it is not required to have completed the Research, just highly advised so you can unlock the teleportation device at the same time.
Once outside of the Moksha Ritual Site, interact with the Dragonkin statue to the North.You will need to choose the code phrase based on what you saw in the vision from the Strange device. These will be options 1, 2, 3, and 4 - in order (Sha, Cra, Lith, and Kab).
Selecting the correct phrase will cause the same symbols from the pylon to appear on the wall. Once again you will need to cycle through the symbols to input the solutions.
Solution
Image
5, 1, 6
4, 1, 8
5, 1, 4
Completing the final solution will once again cause the symbols to disappear. This time, however, the wall infront of you will open up and grant you access to the Moksha Ritual Site. Enter the opening and descend into the site.
Congratulations, Mystery complete!
Use the 20 unnoted Orthenglass on the teleportation device to the East of the door to activate it and unlock the "Incomplete Portal Network III" Research.
Click on the teleportation device outside of the excavation area (West of the door).
The device will now be activated and earn you 3,000 Divination experience as well as the ability to complete the "Incomplete Portal Network I" Research.
Click on the teleportation device outside of the excavation area (South West of the door) with 20 unnoted Ancient vis.
The device will now be activated and earn you 3,000 Runecrafting experience as well as the ability to complete the "Incomplete Portal Network II" Research.
Click on the teleportation device inside of the excavation area (East of the door) with 20 unnoted Orthenglass.
The device will now be activated and earn you 3,000 Crafting experience as well as the ability to complete the "Incomplete Portal Network III" Research.
Ability to make Blueprints from Torn blueprint fragments
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Howl's Floating Workshop" Achievement.
With the Wingsuit v3 and Stormguard gerege either in your inventory or on your toolbelt, interact with the gravetational core between the North-West and South-West islands.
Search the Drafting bench to unlock the "Back to the Drawing Board" Research.
Travel to the Varrock Dig site and set your team off to complete the "Back to the Drawing Board" Research project. The base time for completin of this project is 34 minutes.
Once the team has returned and you have checked the report, return to Howl's workshop and investigate the bench again.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Writings on the Walls" Achievement.
Once you have obtained the Guildmaster Qualification and are wearing the Master archaeologist's outfit, you will be able to see a special mark on the wall at each Digsite. Investigate it at each one. Images below can be clicked to see an in game view of the symbol's location.
Once each mark is investigated, you will unlock a new Research to send your team on. You can discover and complete the Research one at a time or check all the markings then complete all the Research expeditions.
After your expeditions have returned, examine the marks again.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "You Have Chosen..." Achievement.
Study Bandos' throne, just beneath you as you enter Warforge, and you will uncover the "Power Behind the Throne" Research. Complete the expedition and return to the throne.
Use a repaired 'Forged in War' sculpture on the throne then interact with the wall to the East. This will inform you that you need the Chosen One.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Hallowed Be..." Achievement.
Click image to see entry area.
Travel to the Acropolis of Everlight. On the East side you will notice a door with a sconce next to it. Use a repaired Dominion torch on the sconce then light it to access the Cavern.
Enter the Cavern, climb down the edge, then walk to the Nothern end. Here you will need to climb into the damaged mosaic and dive into the water on the East side.
Study the large mechanism in the middle of the area to unlock the "Like Clockwork" Research.
Locate a cog on the South, West, and North sides of the mechanism (closer to the outer walls) and use them on the broken areas that are at the base of the mechanism on the South, West, and North sides. Note that you can only carry 1 cog at a time.
Exit the water via the bubbles to the East. Repair each one of the broken mosaic tiles. Once it is fully fixed, activate the elevator and travel up on it.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete "The Everlight" Achievement.
Repair Padosan's statue (10 White marble and a repaired Dominion torch) if you have not done so yet at Everlight. Doing so, you will be able to claim a Gold Dominion metal from the statue.
Travel to Falador and give the medal to Pandomenes. In exchange for the medal, he will inform you that a Kantharos cup will need to be used to harness the Everlight.
With a repaired Kantharos cup and your 4 bucklers, travel to the Everlight Cavern and take the elevator to the top.
When at the top, use the bucklers on the walls. They will automatically be added to the correct wall
North - Hetairoi
East - Psiloi
South - Prodromoi
West - Optimatoi
Placing the bucklers will present you with a 3x3 puzzle where you want to move the 4 pillars around to light up the bucklers. You will be pushing the columns to specific locations so you will need to stand on a specific side of the map. Position your map facing North and interact with the column at the indicated tile to push it the direction the arrow shows. Solution is as follows:
Step
Push from...
Image
Step
Push from...
Image
One
North
Two
South
Three
East
Four
West
Five
North
Six
East
Seven
West
Eight
South
Nine
East
Ten
West
Eleven
South
Twelve
East
Activate the elevator again and ascent to the roof. Claim the Everlight to obtain the Cup of Nectar.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete "The Forgotten Prisoner" Achievement.
Click image to see the prisoner's area.
Enter the Vault via the door on the Eastern side of the Prison Block. Once in the Vault, cross the barrier to the North and interact with the strange device.
The spirit within the device will have several questions which it requires answers for
Who am I? - Xil'gar Trog. (option 4)
What am I? - A demon soul (option 2)
Where am I? - You're in pirson. (option 5)
Why am I here? - You committed treason. (option 1)
With his questions answered, Xil'gar will remember who he is and the steps he took to keep his sanity. He will then request your assistance in freeing him from the strange device. You are able to ask him several questions about what he wanted and why you should help him.
If you have a Portable phylactery with you, you will be given the opportunity to transfer him from the strange device to it. Agree to his contract terms and you will transfer his soul.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete "The Vault of Shadows" Achievement. Note that the Mystery and Achievement can also be completed via the Miniquest at level 58 Archaeology.
Enter the Vault via the door on the Eastern side of the Prison block. Once inside, walk South to the dial on the West wall, between the Southern room and the ruined door.
Cast the 'Incite Fear' spell (click the scroll) then click the dial to teleport to the puzzle area. Within the room you will find a set of 9 dials and the Trindine (located on the center dial) on the floor. Set your camera to face North then activate the dials as follows.
Note: to move a dial backwards, you will need to right click and select "Dial back".
If you turn the dial the wrong direction or hit the wrong dial, it is possible to correct it and continue by turning the dial the correct direction the same number of times you went the wrong way, then moving it farther the correct direction as needed. For example: if you turned it forward once instead of backwards, turn it backwards once to negate the wrong direction then turn it backwards once more to input the correct combination step. If you mess up or get confused and need to reset, this can be done by leaving the room and re-entering by pressing the Ice button (the dial where you read the spell scroll).
Dial
Direction
Number of Rotations
North East
Forward
1
East
Forward
1
North East
Backward
1
South West
Backward
1
South
Forward
2
South East
Forward
2
Center
Forward
1
North
Backward
1
South
Backward
1
West
Forward
1
North West
Forward
1
Once the puzzle has been solved, the door will open and you will obtain Praetor's log page 2 as well as 2,500 Archaeology experience. You can now leave the area.
Enter the Main Fortress area and enter the chapel to the South East. On the North wall, to the East of the broken stairs, is the next dial.
Cast the 'Exsanguinate' spell (click the scroll) then click the dial to teleport to the puzzle area. Within the room you will find a set of 5 dials on the floor. Set your camera to face North then activate the dials as follows.
Note: to move a dial backwards, you will need to right click and select "Dial back".
If you turn the dial the wrong direction or hit the wrong dial, it is possible to correct it and continue by turning the dial the correct direction the same number of times you went the wrong way, then moving it farther the correct direction as needed. For example: if you turned it forward once instead of backwards, turn it backwards once to negate the wrong direction then turn it backwards once more to input the correct combination step. If you mess up or get confused and need to reset, this can be done by leaving the room and re-entering by pressing the Blood button (the dial where you read the spell scroll).
Dial
Direction
Number of Rotations
South West
Backward
1
Center
Forward
1
North West
Forward
2
South West
Backward
1
Center
Backward
2
North East
Forward
1
South East
Forward
1
Center
Backward
1
North East
Backward
2
Center
Backward
2
North East
Backward
1
Center
Backward
1
South West
Backward
1
South East
Forward
1
Center
Forward
1
South East
Forward
1
Center
Forward
1
South East
Forward
1
South West
Forward
1
Center
Forward
1
South West
Backward
1
Center
Forward
2
Once the puzzle has been solved, the door will open and you will obtain Praetor's log page 3 as well as 5,000 Archaeology experience. You can now leave the area.
Leaving via the boat will take you out to the bank of the river located near the Dominion Tower and will complete the Aquatic Escape Achievement.
Enter the Main Fortress area and walk to the room North of the chapel, where the oven is found. On the Western wall, South of the crates, is the next dial.
Cast the 'Smoke Cloud' spell (click the scroll) then click the dial to teleport to the puzzle area. Within the room you will find a set of 8 dials on the floor. Set your camera to face North then activate the dials as follows.
Note: For this puzzle, you will only be moving the dials forward, however, it may be necessary to reverse one if you have clicked the wrong dial by accident. To move a dial backwards, you will need to right click and select "Dial back".
If you turn the dial the wrong direction or hit the wrong dial, it is possible to correct it and continue by turning the dial the correct direction the same number of times you went the wrong way, then moving it farther the correct direction as needed. For example: if you turned it forward once instead of backwards, turn it backwards once to negate the wrong direction then turn it backwards once more to input the correct combination step. If you mess up or get confused and need to reset, this can be done by leaving the room and re-entering by pressing the Smoke button (the dial where you read the spell scroll).
This puzzle has been broken down into a series of steps within each step. This is because there is a total of 46 times you will be pressing buttons
Group
First
Second
Third
Fouth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
One
C
D
4
4
2
1
1
Two
1
D
C
D
D
4
4
Three
D
D
D
4
4
2
2
Four
D
2
2
3
1
C
C
Five
C
D
1
D
D
D
3
Six
3
3
1
1
1
D
D
Seven
D
1
1
1
Once the puzzle has been solved, the door will open and you will obtain Praetor's log page 4 as well as 7,500 Archaeology experience. You can now leave the area.
Enter the War room via the Praetorium war table found within the Main Fortress. On the West wall, in the Western most room, is the next dial.
Cast the 'Animate dead' spell (click the scroll) then click the dial to teleport to the puzzle area. Within the room you will find a set of 5 dials on the floor. Set your camera to face North then activate the dials as follows.
Note: to move a dial backwards, you will need to right click and select "Dial back".
If you turn the dial the wrong direction or hit the wrong dial, it is possible to correct it and continue by turning the dial the correct direction the same number of times you went the wrong way, then moving it farther the correct direction as needed. For example: if you turned it forward once instead of backwards, turn it backwards once to negate the wrong direction then turn it backwards once more to input the correct combination step. If you mess up or get confused and need to reset, this can be done by leaving the room and re-entering by pressing the Shadow button (the dial where you read the spell scroll).
Dial
Direction
Number of Rotations
C
Forward
2
E
Backward
1
C
Backward
2
E
Backward
1
A
Backward
1
D
Forward
2
B
Forward
1
E
Backward
1
C
Backward
1
E
Forward
1
A
Backward
1
C
Forward
2
A
Forward
1
D
Backward
1
C
Backward
1
D
Backward
1
C
Forward
2
B
Forward
2
C
Forward
2
Once the puzzle has been solved, the door will open and you will obtain 10,000 Archaeology experience.
Conclusion
You will now be able to obtain the Shadow engrammeter (depleted) found within the center of the Vault. Obtain this then collect 500 of one of the following memory types (level 60+) to fill it:
Visit Dr. Nabanik and show it to him to receive the memory in book form as well as 25,000 Divination experience.
Ensure that you have your Ring of visibility equipped (or have obtained Sliske's gift), that you have either activated all of the Anchors, or that the Pylons are active, then return once more to the center of the Vault. Here you should find Trindine, speak with her.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete the "Fragmented Memories" Achievement.
Travel to the Moksha Ritual Site and investigate the Central Platform on the Moksha device at the center of the dig site to unlock the Mystery.
Excavate and restore a Singing bowl and Master control, if you have not brought them with you. Once you have the restored items, use the Master control on the Central Platform or, if you had brought it with you, simply continue through the dialog until you are prompted to use the Master control on it (choose yes - option 1).
To solve the puzzle, you will need to rotate the dials to adjust the bars on the right side of the interface. These bars will need to align with the lines in the same graph. Each rune will be worth 1, 2, or 3 points depending on which direction it is facing. You will need to solve this puzzle 3 times to complete calibration. It is recommended to begin with the rune with the lowest bar needed first (Air rune in example below) as it is typically only located on 2 dials. Once you have it in the correct spot, you should mainly need to move the last dial (though this will not ALWAYS be the case). Click image below to see a solved puzzle.
With the puzzle solved, the device will whirl to life. Interact with the device again and continue through the dialog, choose yes (option 1) when prompted to try and use the device then comtinue through the entire dialog.
Once you have the Tranquil yellow salamander, return to the Moksha device in the Moksha Ritual Site and use it on the Central platform. You will look at eachother in anticipation before Professor Alfredo will walk over to assist and a cutscene will begin. Continue through the dialog until there is no more.
Congratulations, Mystery complete!
Note that you can speak with Associate Colette to learn more about how Professor Salamander and Professor Alfredo (salamander) are doing.
Completion of this Mystery will also complete "Mysterious City" Achievement.
Travel to Xolo City entrance (Nouth of Laniakea) and investigate the door to unlock the Mystery. If you have not yet obtained and restored a Lingam stone (damaged), return to Moksha Ritual Site and obtain one. If you brought one with you, simply continue the dialog to enter the area. Note that the Lingam stone will be consumed and the door unlocked, you will no longer need one to enter in the future.
Excavate the Saurthen debris (120 Archaeology) Hotspots to obtain and restore a 'Raksha' idol and Gold dish.
Place the restored Gold dish on the Xolo temple pyramid at the South end of the site.
Place the restored 'Raksha' idol on the Xolo building West of the temple pyramid.
Return to the Archaeology Campus and interact with the Monolith.
Congratulations, Mystery complete!
This Special Report was written by ChathMurrpau. Thanks to 3ter 1, Zandahar, Rinarth, Quick Art, and Frostaux for corrections. This Special Report was entered into the database on Sat, Apr 25, 2020, at 04:53:56 PM by Chath, and it was last updated on Tue, Jul 25, 2023, at 01:18:00 AM by Chath.
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