1.21 The Ancient Update

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1.21, the first release of The Ancient Update, is a major update to Minecraft . This update adds Archeology, improvements to structures and other things with the "Ancient" aesthetic.
==Aditions==
===Archaeology ===
*It was originally announced for the Caves & Cliffs update but was introduced in this version.
*It consists of obtaining historical objects through several ways: chests, the Brush and exchanging with Arequologist Villagers
====Brush====
* New tool used to remove gravel, dirt, sand and another blocks to obtain different objects.
*Can be enchanted with Mending, Unbreaking, Efficiency and Curse of Vanishing.
*Crafted with two Copper Ingots and one String in the shape of a Shovel.
*You can sweep all the "Soil" blocks that are:
**Clay
** Dirt and Grass (and variants)
**Gravel
**Normal and Red Sand
**Soul Sand and Soil
**Mud
*It is known that there will be Brushes with different speeds and that each speed will have its advantages and disadvantages, but they have not been added yet.
====Sifter====
*New block that serves the same purpose as the Brush, only in block form
*Partially inspired by the Fossils and Archeology mod.
====Damp Clay Pot====
*New Block Made with Clay in the shape of a Cauldron on the Crafting Table
*It can be placed on a solid surface and by right clicking with a Ceramic Shard it will stick.
*Upon breaking without Silk Touch, it drops 8 Clay Balls and the Ceramic Shards it currently have.
*Can be cooked in a Furnace to create a Vase
**After staying on top of the Fire for a while it will also cook itself but keeping the Ceramic Shards on top of it.
====Clay Pot====
*Each Vase has 4 Ceramic Shards
*Upon breaking without Silk Touch, it drops the Ceramic Shards it currently have.
==== Ceramic Shards====
*They are ceramic fragments, there are 11 (12 counting the empty one)
*The Ceramic Shard is placed in the direction on which face the player is facing, using a Wrench can help place them.
**In total there are 48 chances altogether
==== Vase ====
* New decorative block, this one has the particularity that it allows you to put items (it has the same space as a Hopper), but these can no longer be removed unless the Vase is broken.
* Breaking it without Silk Touch will give you 4 Empty Ceramic Shards and the Items inside.
===Bundle===
* New tool that can store multiple stacks of blocks.
*Now unstackable items cannot be inserted.
===Excavation Sites===
*Structures full of blocks that can be swept away with the Brush, these are more likely to have good stuff.
===Others===
*Archeologist Villagers: Trades Brushes and Archeology Items.
*Now calling a Pig "Reuben" will cause it to have the Reuben's Story Mode skin.
== Changes ==
===Structures===
====Desert Pyramids ====
*The original structure is just the entrance to one that extends more extensively
*There are several rooms: Spawner rooms, treasure rooms, and a room based on the original temple (there's only one per pyramid and it's the easiest to find)
**Spawner Rooms are similar to Dungeons, only they usually don't have chests
***In some the Spawners are well hidden under a wall that allows Husks to exit on a certain side.
***In others, the Spawners are up and the Husks spawn and fall.
***There are also some with a Spawner in the center, but this spawns more dangerous Husks.
**Treasure Rooms are regularly rooms with chests and some with Hidden Chests.
**There are also doors that close, when someone passes through a corridor with a Tripwire the Sand is updated and closes the entrance, in addition a Spawner is activated, forcing the player to fight.
*Under Construction
====Igloos ====
*Now they are neater, but they still look old.
* Potions of Weakness and Golden Apple are now in a Bundle called "Healing Stuff", so the player knows to use these two items.
====Jungle Temples ====
*Now they are much larger and have different rooms.
*Under Construction
====Swamp hut ====
*They stopped being "fine" and now have Brewing Stands and Chests, they also increased their size a bit
====Mineshaft ====
*They can appear "floating" and attached by Chains and Fences in the mines, they now have better items and minerals.
=== Deserts===
They were updated with the content of the Biome Vote:
*Meerkats: Mobs that, like Foxes, can trust you, but cannot be tamed.
* Palm trees: they are similar to most trees, they are a sand color
**Coconuts: New Fruits, They grow similar to Mangrove Propagules, they are a food source in Deserts.
*Oasis: Generation of water in the desert where there are also many palm trees and Meerkats.
*They also now have Sandstorms as weather and Quicksand, a new fluid similar to Powder Snow.
*Scorpion: New mob that, when punctured, gives you the Fatal Poison effect, it is the size of a Spider
*Snake: New small mob that gives you the Poison effect if you get too close, it also affects other mobs.
===Others===
*Saddles, Minecarts (and variants), Boats (and variants), Cakes, Soups, Buckets (excepting Axolotl and Tropical Fish buckets) and Beds are now stackable up 16
*Enchanted Books of the same type, Music Discs and Signs are now stackable up 64
*Poison now heals undead mobs and Regeneration heals them.
== Relase Order ==
Snapshots (Java Edition)
* 24w05a
Beta Versions (Bedrock Edition)
* 1.21.0.20
==Trivia ==
*This update was the winner of an Update Vote that was made in the Minecoin 2022, where several update options were shown after The Glorious Update.
**The proposals were:
***Magic Update: Update that would bring things related to Magic such as magic weapons and improvements to Brewing Systems.
***Harvest Update: Update that would bring things related to agriculture and food expansion
***Archeology Update (winner): Update that would bring archeology and ancient things
**The Ancient Update won first, Magic Update second and Harvest Update third, it is known that this will be the exact update order.
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