In order to get the Archaeology skill, you must first complete a short quest called Forgotten Knowledge. This quest is available to both Horde and Alliance players and can be started by talking to any archaeologist NPC. Once you have completed the quest, you will gain the ability to track hidden archaeological finds using your tracking abilities.
There are four different types of archaeological finds that you can excavate:
1. Artifacts - These are ancient relics that can be found all over Azeroth. To excavate an artifact, simply use your Archaeology ability on an excavation site. There is a chance that you will find an artifact fragment, which can be used to piece together a complete artifact. The type of artifact that you find will depend on your race and faction.
2. Bones - These are ancient bones that can be found all over Azeroth. To excavate a bone, simply use your Archaeology ability on an excavation site. There is a chance that you will find a bone fragment, which can be used to piece together a complete skeleton. The type of skeleton that you find will depend on your race and faction.
3. Fossils - These are ancient fossils that can be found all over Azeroth. To excavate a fossil, simply use your Archaeology ability on an excavation site. There is a chance that you will find a fossilized egg, which can be used to hatch a pet dinosaur! The type of dinosaur that hatches from the egg will depend on the fossilized remains that were used to create it.
4 .Troll Artifacts - These are ancient troll artifacts that can be found in Darkshore and Stranglethorn Vale .To excavate a troll artifact ,simply use your archaeology ability on an excavation site .You have chance of finding Troll Artifact Fragment ,which help in assembling full troll artifacts