Archaeological soil box

Archaeological soil box
Release																				30 March 2020 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				No
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				No
Disassembly																				No
Destroy																				You can purchase another from Ezreal's shop in the Archaeology Guild.
Actions
Backpack																				Fill, Empty, Inspect, Destroy
In bank																				Fill, Empty
Values
Value																				5,000 coins
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				0 kg
Examine
A box for holding Archaeological soils.
Advanced data
Item ID																				49538
Links																				MRID • recipe

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An archaeological soil box is an item used in the Archaeology skill. It can hold up to 50 of each soil and is claimed for free from Ezreal during the Archaeology tutorial but only 1 can be owned at a time. Members-only upgrades to increase the capacity to 100, 250, and 500 of each soil can be bought from the Archaeology Guild Shop.

Upgrades

Qualification required	Chronotes	Capacity
Intern	Free	50
Assistant	3,500	100
Associate	18,000	250
Professor	48,000	500

The box can be filled with soil, emptied of soil, and inspected to reveal its contents (filling and inspecting does not interrupt excavation, but emptying does). Hovering over the box also shows the contents. When screening, soil will be screened directly from the soil box, without the need to empty soil into the inventory.

The contents of the box can be deposited in the bank by using the soil box on a deposit box, bank chest, or banker. It can also be filled or emptied inside the bank interface (this works with soil in the bank; soil in inventory is prioritised when filling).

If destroyed, any soil stored inside would still be there when it is reclaimed from Ezreal.

Store locations

This is an auto-generated list (update now). For a full list, see here. For help, see the FAQ.

Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock	Members?
Archaeology Guild Shop	Varrock Dig Site	Free sample	-	1

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included—see here for how to help out!

• patch 6 April 2020 (Update):
  • Inspecting a damaged or restored artefact and filling or inspecting a soil box will no longer interrupt your current action, allowing you to continue excavating uninterrupted.

• update 30 March 2020 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• When the box is filled to the maximum capacity the first time a message appears stating "Your soil box is full! You can screen soil at the Archaeology campus. Soil can be screened directly from the soil box.".
• Attempting to put anything other than soil in the box will generate the message "You cannot store that in your soil box." Attempting to use the box on any item, including soil, generates the message "Nothing interesting happens."
• It works similarly to an ore box.