Minecraft Archaeology Loot
Every item a Brush can uncover from suspicious sand and gravel, site by site, with the exact chance per brushed block from the Java 26.3 archaeology loot tables.
Brushing a suspicious sand or gravel block with a Brush reveals one item from that site's loot table. There are 6 dig sites with 63 different finds, including 20 of the 23 pottery sherds; the tables below list each find's chance.
Pottery sherds by brushing
Calculated| Sherd | Where | Chance per block |
|---|---|---|
 Angler Pottery Sherd | Warm ocean ruin suspicious sand | 6.67% |
 Archer Pottery Sherd | Desert Pyramid suspicious sand | 12.5% |
 Arms Up Pottery Sherd | Desert Well | 25% |
 Blade Pottery Sherd | Cold ocean ruin suspicious gravel | 6.67% |
 Brewer Pottery Sherd | Desert Well | 25% |
 Burn Pottery Sherd | Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare) | 8.33% |
 Danger Pottery Sherd | Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare) | 8.33% |
 Explorer Pottery Sherd | Cold ocean ruin suspicious gravel | 6.67% |
 Friend Pottery Sherd | Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare) | 8.33% |
 Heart Pottery Sherd | Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare) | 8.33% |
 Heartbreak Pottery Sherd | Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare) | 8.33% |
 Howl Pottery Sherd | Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare) | 8.33% |
 Miner Pottery Sherd | Desert Pyramid suspicious sand | 12.5% |
 Mourner Pottery Sherd | Cold ocean ruin suspicious gravel | 6.67% |
 Plenty Pottery Sherd | Cold ocean ruin suspicious gravel | 6.67% |
 Prize Pottery Sherd | Desert Pyramid suspicious sand | 12.5% |
 Sheaf Pottery Sherd | Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare) | 8.33% |
 Shelter Pottery Sherd | Warm ocean ruin suspicious sand | 6.67% |
 Skull Pottery Sherd | Desert Pyramid suspicious sand | 12.5% |
 Snort Pottery Sherd | Warm ocean ruin suspicious sand | 6.67% |
Sherds missing from this list don't come from brushing — check each sherd's own page for where it's found.
Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
Desert Pyramid suspicious sand
Calculated8 possible finds; each brushed block gives one.
| Item | Chance per block |
|---|---|
| Archer Pottery Sherd | 12.5% |
 Diamond | 12.5% |
 Emerald | 12.5% |
 Gunpowder | 12.5% |
| Miner Pottery Sherd | 12.5% |
| Prize Pottery Sherd | 12.5% |
| Skull Pottery Sherd | 12.5% |
 TNT | 12.5% |
Desert Well
Calculated6 possible finds; each brushed block gives one.
| Item | Chance per block |
|---|---|
| Arms Up Pottery Sherd | 25% |
| Brewer Pottery Sherd | 25% |
 Brick | 12.5% |
| Emerald | 12.5% |
 Stick | 12.5% |
 Suspicious Stew | 12.5% |
Cold ocean ruin suspicious gravel
Calculated10 possible finds; each brushed block gives one.
| Item | Chance per block |
|---|---|
 Coal | 13.3% |
| Emerald | 13.3% |
 Gold Nugget | 13.3% |
 Wheat | 13.3% |
 Wooden Hoe | 13.3% |
| Blade Pottery Sherd | 6.67% |
| Explorer Pottery Sherd | 6.67% |
 Iron Axe | 6.67% |
| Mourner Pottery Sherd | 6.67% |
| Plenty Pottery Sherd | 6.67% |
Warm ocean ruin suspicious sand
Calculated10 possible finds; each brushed block gives one.
| Item | Chance per block |
|---|---|
| Coal | 13.3% |
| Emerald | 13.3% |
| Gold Nugget | 13.3% |
| Wheat | 13.3% |
| Wooden Hoe | 13.3% |
| Angler Pottery Sherd | 6.67% |
| Iron Axe | 6.67% |
| Shelter Pottery Sherd | 6.67% |
 Sniffer Egg | 6.67% |
| Snort Pottery Sherd | 6.67% |
Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (common)
Calculated31 possible finds; each brushed block gives one.
Show all 31 finds
| Item | Chance per block |
|---|---|
 Blue Dye | 4.44% |
| Brick | 4.44% |
 Brown Candle | 4.44% |
 Clay | 4.44% |
| Emerald | 4.44% |
 Green Candle | 4.44% |
 Light Blue Dye | 4.44% |
 Orange Dye | 4.44% |
 Purple Candle | 4.44% |
 Red Candle | 4.44% |
| Wheat | 4.44% |
 White Dye | 4.44% |
| Wooden Hoe | 4.44% |
 Yellow Dye | 4.44% |
 Beetroot Seeds | 2.22% |
 Blue Stained Glass Pane | 2.22% |
| Coal | 2.22% |
 Dead Bush | 2.22% |
 Flower Pot | 2.22% |
| Gold Nugget | 2.22% |
 Lead | 2.22% |
 Light Blue Stained Glass Pane | 2.22% |
 Magenta Stained Glass Pane | 2.22% |
 Oak Hanging Sign | 2.22% |
 Pink Stained Glass Pane | 2.22% |
 Purple Stained Glass Pane | 2.22% |
 Red Stained Glass Pane | 2.22% |
 Spruce Hanging Sign | 2.22% |
 String | 2.22% |
 Wheat Seeds | 2.22% |
 Yellow Stained Glass Pane | 2.22% |
Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare)
Calculated12 possible finds; each brushed block gives one.
| Item | Chance per block |
|---|---|
| Burn Pottery Sherd | 8.33% |
| Danger Pottery Sherd | 8.33% |
| Friend Pottery Sherd | 8.33% |
| Heart Pottery Sherd | 8.33% |
| Heartbreak Pottery Sherd | 8.33% |
 Host Armor Trim (Smithing Template) | 8.33% |
| Howl Pottery Sherd | 8.33% |
 Music Disc (Aaron Cherof - Relic) | 8.33% |
 Raiser Armor Trim (Smithing Template) | 8.33% |
 Shaper Armor Trim (Smithing Template) | 8.33% |
| Sheaf Pottery Sherd | 8.33% |
 Wayfinder Armor Trim (Smithing Template) | 8.33% |
How archaeology works
- Suspicious sand and gravel look almost like the normal blocks. Brush them instead of mining them — mining destroys the block and the item.
- Each of the 6 sites has its own loot table, so the same brush finds different things in a desert pyramid and in trail ruins.
Java 26.3 has 6 archaeology sites with 63 different finds. 20 pottery sherds come from brushing; you need a Brush.
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Minecraft archaeology FAQ (Java 26.3)
How does archaeology work in Minecraft?
Find suspicious sand or gravel and use a Brush on it; after a few seconds the block reveals one item from its site's loot table.
Where can you do archaeology?
At these sites: Desert Pyramid suspicious sand, Desert Well, Cold ocean ruin suspicious gravel, Warm ocean ruin suspicious sand, Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (common), Trail Ruins suspicious gravel (rare).
How many pottery sherds are there?
23 in Java 26.3; 20 of them can be brushed up.
Where do you find a sniffer egg?
By brushing at Warm ocean ruin suspicious sand: 6.67% per block.