Dig Sites

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Dig Sites appear throughout the game around Nordic, Dwemer and Falmer (Snow Elf) ruins.

Activating a dig site will have the player chisel fragments from the site and the Archaeology Skill will be raised by 1. Without any archaeology skill perks, a dig site will give 2 Fragments and a chance of one Keystone corresponding to the type of dig site.

There are 46 Nordic, 22 Dwemer and 29 Falmer dig sites.

Nordic

• Angarvunde Ruins - At the end of the dungeon by a wooden staircase.
• Ansilvund Burial Chambers - In the same chamber where you free Holgeir and Fjori.
• Arcwind Point - By the corner of the boss tomb podium.
• Bleak Falls Sanctum - In the last cavern with the boss, to the left of the entrance.
• Blind Cliff Bastion - In the last room with Petra
• Dead Mens Respite - Exterior: To the right of the entrance.
• Deepwood Redoubt - After entering the ruin look in the frozen area near the entrance.
• Dustman's Crypt - At the end of the Crypt where you fight the onslaught of Draugr.
• Folgunthur - Near the beginning of the ruin in the first room full of Draugr.
• Forelhost Crypt - In the large room in the Crypt.
• Frostmere Crypt - In the hallway right before Frostmere Depths next to a vein of iron ore.
• Geirmund's Hall - In the small room with the tomb.
• Gyldenhul Barrow - Solstheim - In the boss room
• Hag Rock Redoubt Exterior: Bottom of the stairs near the Alchemist's Hut.
• High Gate Ruins Catacombs - In the "Suspicious Gem" room with two sarcophagus.
• Hilgrund's Tomb - In the disgraced ancestor part of the tomb right before the main burial chamber.
• Ironbind Barrow - In front of a campfire - Large room before the last chamber.
• Kilkreath Catacombs - In the boss room
• Labyrinthian - Exterior: To the left of the entrance to Shalidor's Maze.
• Labyrinthian Thoroughfare - In the big room with the troll
• Lost Valley Redoubt - Hidden in a stone corner under an aqueduct before the Forsworn using the grind stone.
• Lost Valley Redoubt - At the top on a ledge by the aqueduct next to Bard's Leap.
• Ragnvald Temple - At the end of the dungeon in the same room as the word wall.
• Rannveig's Fast - In the main chamber with the word wall, next to the stairs leading down on the right.
• Saarthal - In the chamber with the Eye of Magnus on the right side.
• Shriekwind Bastion - Bottom of the main large room next to the trapdoor.
• Shroud Hearth Barrow - Before the secret passage leading back to Wylendius chamber.
• Silent Moons Camp - In the back room of the camp interior.
• Silverdrift Lair - In the central chamber before the spiked door leading to the word wall. On the ground floor.
• Skuldafn Courtyard - Upper exit of Skuldafn South Tower on the balcony.
• Skuldafn Portal - After Skuldafn Temple look to the right side of the steps leading to the portal to Sovngarde.
• Snow Veil Catacombs - In the first big room with the many Draugr, below where the Golden Ship model is found.
• Twilight Seplucher - To the right side of the main staircase immediately after entering.
• Ustengrav Depths - After going down the stairs look for the switch controlling access to the chest.
• Valthume - Exterior: To the right of the entrance.
• Volskygge - Exterior: To the right of the entrance.
• Volunruud - Elder's Cairn in the boss chest room.
• White Ridge Sanctum - Solstheim: In the first big cavern in front of the trapdoor.
• Yngol Barrow - Exterior: To the left of the entrance.
• Ysgramor's Tomb - At the room with the handle to open the locked gate.
• Solstheim: Kolbjorn Barrow - In the first big cavern.
• Solstheim: Raven Rock Mine - In front of the sealed door to Bloodskal Barrow.
• Solstheim: Vahlok's Tomb - To the right side of the sacrifice pit.
• Windcaller Pass: Central - Near the Word Wall.
• Windcaller Pass: North - Beside the Etched Tablet in the second big room.
• Windcaller Pass: South - In the first big Cavern with the three Ice Trolls.

Dwemer

• Aetherium Forge - On the left side of the big staircase
• Alftand Glacial Ruins - In the first big room with the many pipes and the oil on the floor.
• Arkngthamz - At the bottom on the north end of the chasm when you first enter.
• Avanvhnzel Boilery - In the Boss room
• Blackreach Debate Hall - In front of the podium
• Blackreach Elevator - Great Lift at Mzinchaleft: Right side of the elevator.
• Blackreach Elevator - Great Lift at Alftand : At the foot of the large Dwemer building to the left.
• Bthardazm Lower District in the room with the 4 rotating blades in the center
• Elevator to Tower of Mzark, on the left side
• Fahlbtharz
• Irkngthand Slave Pens , shortly after entering the room with the first Dwarven Spider
• Kagrenzel, in the small entrance room
• Kagrumez - In the room after passing the second trial
• Mzinchaleft Depths, in the biggest cavern, shortly after passing the button-activated gate, near a well
• Mzulft Boilery, at the end of the Falmer infested cave part
• Nchardak Great Chambers, one you lowered the water enough to walk on the ground floor, to the left side
• Nchuand-Zel Control - After entering the control location.
• Raldbthar Exterior at the start of the staircase to the entrance
• Reachwind Eyrie - in front of the entrance to the tower
• Rkund Exterior, near the center
• Rkund, Ruins of Rkund
• Sightless Pit, Temple of Xrib

Falmer

• Darkfall Cave, at the end of the first hanging bridge shortly after entering the cave
• Darkfall Grotto, shortly after falling through the hole to the right side on a ledge
• Darkfall Passage, near the chest with a trap trigger surrounded by Gleamblossoms
• Darkfall Passage, in the cavern with the big waterfall, near a Falmer hut with a Falmer boss chest
• Darkwater Cavern Origin (?)
• Darkwater Pass, at the top entrance in the first room.
• Darkwater Pass, In a side room next to an arcane enchanter.
• Duskglow Crevice
• Forgotten Vale Forest, near the boss chest
• Forgotten Vale, Glacial Crevice, after swimming around in the underground water cave, after two hanging bridges
• Forgotten Vale, in an inaccessible room within Inner Sanctum opened by the Sapphire Paragon
• Forgotten Vale, near the 'Start' after surviving the Darkfall Passage
• Forgotten Vale, near the first Unknown Book at the shore of the river
• Forgotten Vale, at the frozen lake, at the western shore
• Forgotten Vale, at the start of the Pilgrim's Path, close to a stone bow structure
• Forgotten Vale, behind the staircase to the Inner Sanctum Temple
• Forgotten Vale, in a Lair of the Frost Giant holding the Emerald Paragon
• Forgotten Vale, aboe the Diamond Paragon Frost Giant Lair on the way to Luca's Pick Axe
• Forgotten Vale, near the Wayshrine of Learning, across the lake
• Forgotten Vale, near the Wayshrine of Resolution, at the lake side of the hill
• Fort Greenwall Lost Ruins
• Gloomreach Hive
• Irkngthand Sanctuary, to the left side of the big Snow Elf Statue
• Liar's Retreat, in the room with The Longhammer
• Lost Echo Cave
• Forgotten Vale, Sharpslope Cave, at the bottom of the big spiral staircase
• Shimmermist Grotto
• Stillborn Cave
• Tolvald's Gap