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Archaeology is coming to Minecraft in update 1.20, and you can try it out right now in Java snapshot and as an experimental feature in Bedrock!

This new system has several components, introducing a new craftable item (the brush) and new blocks (suspicious sand and decorative pots), as well as changes to desert temples and wells. You can read more about how it all works in the changelogs linked below. 

We're still developing archeology, so your thoughts and feedback are greatly appreciated as work continues in the lead-up to the final 1.20 release. Let us know what you think in the comments! 

How to test new Minecraft Features: 
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/testing-new-minecraft-features

Latest Changelogs:

You can find all previous changelogs in the Knowledge Base in the "Beta Information and Changelogs" category.

 

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    Archeology is a great feature and with the pots in the new Trail Chambers now more implemented. I truly hope we will see more of the Archeology features (pots, suspious sand, trims) shattered within known structures. For example in Mansions, Mineshafts and the classic Dungeon.

    Here's some extra ideas to make Archeology even better:

    - Coloring of pots (maybe even glazed variants?),
    - Different/smaller sizes of pots,
    - Suspious red sand,
    - Suspious sand/gravel and/or Pots in Jungle Temples, Dungeons, Mineshafts etc.
    - Adding Fossils or Bones in loottables of sus. sand/gravel,

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    Morning should add terracotta statues that you can place armour on as another way to display armour like armour stands, maybe styled like villagers and making use of the new terracotta patterns which can be found.

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    You should gain EXP from archeology sometimes, to make it more rewarding if you're getting unlucky with loot and are only getting wooden hoes

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    If only we got the little story pieces for the pot decorations, instead of the dull and boring symbols we got instead.

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    Potential new items to consider for suspicious sand loot tables:
    -Arrows
    -Music Discs/Disk Fragment
    -Banner Patterns
    -Lead/Nametag
    -Bowl
    -Book/Paper
    -Charcoal
    -Lapiz Lazuli
    -Amethyst
    -Slimeball
    -Explorer Maps
    -Potions/Empty Bottles
    -Fermented Spider Eye
    -Glow Berries
    -Cocoa Beans
    -Melon/Pumpkin Seeds
    -Lodestone
    -Goat Horn
    -Nautilus Shell
    -Resin Clump
    -Petrified Wood