Artifacts are valuable items found throughout Stardew Valley, essential for completing the Museum collection and earning rewards. This section outlines how to acquire artifacts, their various uses, and how to contribute to the Museum.
Acquisition of Artifacts
There are 42 artifacts in total, which can be acquired through several methods:
- Artifact Spots: The primary method is using a Hoe on an Artifact Spot. Different areas of the map yield different artifacts, and Artifact Spots are more common in winter.
- Other Methods: Artifacts can also be found in other ways, though the source material does not specify them beyond digging.
Use of Artifacts
Artifacts have multiple uses once acquired:
- Donation to the Museum: Donating one of each of the 42 artifacts to the Museum is necessary to complete its collection. Rewards are given for reaching donation milestones or for donating specific artifacts.
- Gifting: Artifacts are liked gifts for Penny and the Dwarf.
- Tailoring: All artifacts can be used for tailoring at a Sewing Machine.
- Specific Uses:
- The Anchor and Ancient Sword can be used as decoration in Fish Tanks.
- The Ancient Doll is an option for the Children's Bundle on the Bulletin Board (Remixed).