Prehistoric Scapula
| Prehistoric Scapula | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Artifact |
| Artifact Spots | Cindersap Forest (3-6% [1]); Pelican Town (0.7%) |
| Monster Drops | Skeleton (0.5%) |
| Other Locations | Bone Node (0.8%) |
| Museum Reward | Sloth Skeleton L |
| Sell Price | 100g |
The Prehistoric Scapula is a fossil shoulder blade and one of the bones behind the museum's Sloth Skeleton. Donating it with the Prehistoric Skull and the Skeletal Hand earns Sloth Skeleton L, one of the three pieces of the set. Artifact Spots in Cindersap Forest are the best place to dig for it, especially in Summer and Fall. Skeletons in The Mines, Bone Nodes on Ginger Island and a well-loved pet dog give smaller chances. Spare copies count toward Gunther's Fragments of the Past order, feed the Bone Mill and make the Skeleton Shirt.
The in-game description reads: Commonly known as a "shoulder blade"... It's unclear what species it belonged to.
Location
An Artifact Spot shows as a little patch of wriggling worms in the open. Only a Hoe digs it up, and the dig never comes back empty. The contents stay the same all day, even after reloading the game. Spots turn up far more often in Winter.
Cindersap Forest is the place to dig. Its chance comes from a second roll that is strongest in Summer and Fall, a little weaker in Spring and only half as strong in Winter. Pelican Town has a much smaller chance all year. At the Forge in the Volcano Dungeon, a Hoe can take the Archaeologist enchantment, which doubles the artifact chance in each spot. A Treasure Totem used in the forest spawns a ring of fresh spots that draw from the forest's list.
Skeletons roam the floors in the 70s of The Mines. Each one has only a very small chance to drop a scapula, so it tends to arrive as a bonus while hunting Bone Fragments there. Digging in the forest is far more dependable.
On Ginger Island, the Bone Nodes at the Dig Site have a small chance to hold a scapula when broken with a Pickaxe. A pet dog with full friendship may leave a present after the first pat of each day. The chance is one in five each day, and the Prehistoric Scapula is one of the rare gifts in that pool.
Museum
Gunther, who runs the Museum & Library in Pelican Town, takes one copy of each artifact, the scapula included. Donating the first Prehistoric Scapula adds it to the artifact collection and raises the donation count toward Gunther's milestone rewards.
Sloth Skeleton L needs three bones: the Prehistoric Scapula, the Prehistoric Skull and the Skeletal Hand. Once all three are donated, Gunther hands over the piece as furniture for the farmhouse. Sloth Skeleton M comes from the Prehistoric Rib and the Prehistoric Vertebra. Donating the Prehistoric Tibia and the Skeletal Tail completes Sloth Skeleton R.
The Fragments of the Past special order from Gunther wants a hundred bone items in seven days, and each Prehistoric Scapula counts as one. Bones found before the order is accepted are left out of the count. A completed order pays 3,500g, and the Bone Mill recipe comes by mail afterwards.
Prices
The Prehistoric Scapula sells for the same price as most of the prehistoric bones, and for twice as much as a Trilobite. The Treasure Appraisal Guide is a power book, and reading it triples what any artifact sells for, the scapula included.
A Bone Mill offers another use for spares. Loading one scapula into the mill gives a random batch of Quality Fertilizer, Speed-Gro, Deluxe Speed-Gro or Tree Fertilizer. Each batch has a small chance to come out doubled.
Gifts
Penny and the Dwarf like the Prehistoric Scapula, as they like every artifact. A liked gift raises friendship with both.
The older villagers Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam all dislike the Prehistoric Scapula. The bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Sam, Sebastian and Shane dislike it too, and so do the shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy. The same goes for Jas, Leo and Vincent, and for Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. Each of those gifts lowers friendship.
Notes
Putting Cloth in the feed and a Prehistoric Scapula on the spool of the Sewing Machine makes the Skeleton Shirt. With a dyeable piece of clothing in the feed instead, the scapula works as a white dye.
The Prehistoric Rib, the Prehistoric Vertebra, the Skeletal Hand and the Skeletal Tail make the same Skeleton Shirt. Any spare bone from the sloth set can therefore cover the shirt.
All Artifacts
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian Fossil | 
|
150g |
| Anchor | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Doll | 
|
60g |
| Ancient Drum | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Seed | 
|
5g |
| Ancient Sword | 
|
100g |
| Arrowhead | 
|
40g |
| Bone Flute | 
|
100g |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
50g |
| Chicken Statue | 
|
50g |
| Chipped Amphora | 
|
40g |
| Dried Starfish | 
|
40g |
| Dwarf Gadget | 
|
200g |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
1g |
| Dwarvish Helm | 
|
100g |
| Elvish Jewelry | 
|
200g |
| Glass Shards | 
|
20g |
| Golden Mask | 
|
500g |
| Golden Relic | 
|
250g |
| Nautilus Fossil | 
|
80g |
| Ornamental Fan | 
|
300g |
| Palm Fossil | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Rib | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Skull | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tool | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 
|
100g |
| Rare Disc | 
|
300g |
| Rusty Cog | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spoon | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spur | 
|
25g |
| Skeletal Hand | 
|
100g |
| Skeletal Tail | 
|
100g |
| Strange Doll (green) | 
|
1000g |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 
|
1000g |
| Trilobite | 
|
50g |