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Archaeology

Badge in 99 Nights in the Forest ยท 6 diamonds

Diamonds: 6

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Place the four skulls onto their podiums in the jungle biome

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Diamonds
6
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Requirement
Place all 4 skull keys found from the jungle temple into the podiums in the Mother temple for the first time.

Archaeology โ€” In-Depth Analysis

The Archaeology badge rewards you with 6 diamonds for solving the jungle temple's central puzzle: placing all four skull keys onto their podiums inside the Mother temple for the first time. Despite the 0-star difficulty rating, this is more of a scavenger and exploration task than a combat one, and the diamond payout is actually the highest among the early-game jungle badges.

The work happens entirely inside the jungle biome's temple complex. Each of the four skulls is hidden in a separate chamber or side room, so the real challenge is thorough exploration rather than skill. Bring a light source for the darker passages and clear any roaming threats before you start hunting, so you are not interrupted mid-search.

Once you hold all four skulls, return to the Mother temple and slot each one into its matching podium. The badge fires the instant the final skull locks in. Tip: do this run cooperatively, since splitting up to grab skulls in parallel cuts the search time dramatically, and one teammate can guard the podium room while the others fetch the keys.

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