Archaeology Helper [Fan Update]

Archaeology 1 more category

This is continuation of Arh addon that has been abandoned

WoW 12.1.0 Maintained

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Recent download momentum

Estimated downloads/hour over observed intervals in the last 48 hours.

Latest interval 0 /h 0.997h observed interval · ending Sep 11, 5 AM
Peak estimate +4 /h 0.999h observed interval · ending Sep 10, 11 AM
Average estimate +0.553 /h Time-weighted · 47h covered of 48h

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About this addon

What it does

Archaeology Helper accelerates your surveying by providing triangulation on a Heads-Up Display (HUD)

  • Convenient Survey Button
  • Green, yellow, or red button to add new sectors to the HUD and narrow down the position of your fragment
  • Mount one of your favorited mounts (or druid flight form) while looking for fragments
  • Keybindings and various settings in the addon config GUI
  • (Optional) HUD includes GatherMate2 pins showing possible fragment positions, further accelerating the process
  • (Optional) Shows Dig Sites on Battlefield Minimap

 

HUD/Overlay

On the HUD you can also see player arrow in the center and very small red circle that represents survey success range and all colored transparent overlapping areas that were set by you with colored buttons.

 

Usage

  1. Go to dig site, Right Click last button (spade) to show HUD and Left Click to cast Survey.
  2. ROTATE YOUR CHAR, BUT DON'T MOVE in the needed direction and press colored button according to Survey result.
  3. Move to other location, do same again.
  • Recommended to use in conjunction with GatherMate2, which will show all previous or imported dig-points on the HUD. When using GatherMate2 jump onto fragment before gathering! GatherMate2 data accuracy depends on that.
  • Minimap zoom buttons and rotation also zoom and rotate the HUD display.

 

Controls

  • Left Click main window to move it
  • Right Click main window: opens config
  • Left Click on colored button: adds new sector to the HUD
  • Right Click on colored button: temporarily hide/show that color
  • Arrow button: undo last sector
  • Left Click spade: cast Survey
  • Right Click spade: show/hide the HUD
  • Middle Click spade: open Archaeology window
  • Use "/arh" for command line help

Moderation Note: 

The Original project has been abandoned and I've been unable to reach the authors no matter how much I've tried.

This is a fork and maintenance release until such time that the original author comes back. 

 

At-a-glance numbers

Performance highlights

  • Peaked at Hot #2011 on Sep 5, 2026.
  • Peaked at Rising #2699 on Aug 11, 2026.
  • Featured on the Hot list across 5 distinct weeks.
  • Shipped 1 release in the last 30 days.
  • Averaging 17 new downloads per day over the past week.

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