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Ancient Seed

It's a dry old seed from some ancient plant. By all appearances it's long since dead...
Information
Artifact Spots:	Cindersap Forest (0.7%) The Mountain (0.7%)
Monster Drops:	Bug (0.5%) Cave Fly (0.5%) Grub (0.5%) Mutant Fly (0.5%) Mutant Grub (0.5%)
Other Sources:	Fishing Treasure Chest (0.7-0.8%) Artifact Trove (3.7%) Deconstructor
Donation Reward:	Ancient Seeds (1) Ancient Seeds Recipe
Sell Price:	data-sort-value="5 ">5g

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This article is about the artifact. For the fruit seed, see Ancient Seeds.

The Ancient Seed is an Artifact that can be found by digging up an Artifact Spot in Cindersap Forest or The Mountain (including the Quarry), or obtained inside Artifact Troves, or Fishing Treasure Chests after reaching Fishing level 2. It can be dropped from Bugs, Grubs, Cave Flies, Mutant Flies, and Mutant Grubs (0.5% chance). It can also be found by cutting foliage on Prehistoric Floors, in The Mines when they are in a "Dangerous" state, or in the Volcano Dungeon^[1]. Placing a packet of Ancient Seeds in a Deconstructor yields an Ancient Seed.

This artifact can be crafted into viable seeds that can be planted to grow Ancient Fruit during Spring, Summer and Fall, or during any season in the Greenhouse or the Ginger Island farm.

Donation

The only productive use of the first Ancient Seed artifact found is to donate it to the Museum. The item contributes to the total count of Museum donations. Gunther will reward the player with one pack of plantable Ancient Seeds and the recipe to craft any further Ancient Seed artifacts into more seeds.

Gifting

Villager Reactions
Like	Dwarf • Penny
Dislike	Abigail • Alex • Caroline • Clint • Demetrius • Elliott • Emily • Evelyn • George • Gus • Haley • Harvey • Jas • Jodi • Kent • Krobus • Leah • Leo • Lewis • Linus • Marnie • Maru • Pam • Pierre • Robin • Sam • Sandy • Sebastian • Shane • Vincent • Willy • Wizard

Bundles

Ancient Seed is not used in any bundles.

Recipes

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe From
	Ancient Seeds	Could these still grow?	Ancient Seed (1)	Donating Ancient Seed to the Museum

Tailoring

Ancient Seed is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Brown Suit.

Quests

Ancient Seed is not used in any quests.

References

↑ See StardewValley.TerrainFeatures.CosmeticPlant::performtoolaction in the game code.

History

1.0: Introduced.
1.4: Updated sprite, added Artifact Trove as a source. Can now be used in Tailoring.
1.5: Artifacts are now liked by the Dwarf and Penny, disliked by all other NPCs.

Artifacts
Artifacts	Amphibian Fossil • Anchor • Ancient Doll • Ancient Drum • Ancient Seed • Ancient Sword • Arrowhead • Bone Flute • Chewing Stick • Chicken Statue • Chipped Amphora • Dinosaur Egg • Dried Starfish • Dwarf Gadget • Dwarf Scroll I • Dwarf Scroll II • Dwarf Scroll III • Dwarf Scroll IV • Dwarvish Helm • Elvish Jewelry • Glass Shards • Golden Mask • Golden Relic • Nautilus Fossil • Ornamental Fan • Palm Fossil • Prehistoric Handaxe • Prehistoric Rib • Prehistoric Scapula • Prehistoric Skull • Prehistoric Tibia • Prehistoric Tool • Prehistoric Vertebra • Rare Disc • Rusty Cog • Rusty Spoon • Rusty Spur • Skeletal Hand • Skeletal Tail • Strange Doll (green) • Strange Doll (yellow) • Trilobite

[cosmeticplant_performtoolaction-1] See StardewValley.TerrainFeatures.CosmeticPlant::performtoolaction in the game code.

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 :''This article is about the artifact. For the fruit seed, see [[Ancient Seeds]].''
-The '''Ancient Seed''' is an [[Artifacts|Artifact]] that can be found by digging up an [[Artifact Spot]] in [[Cindersap Forest]] or [[The Mountain]] (including the [[Quarry]]), or obtained inside [[Artifact Trove]]s, or [[Fishing#Treasure Chests|Fishing Treasure Chests]] after reaching [[Fishing#Fishing Skill|Fishing level 2]]. It can be dropped from [[Bug]]s, [[Grub]]s, [[Cave Fly|Cave Flies]], [[Mutant Fly|Mutant Flies]], and [[Mutant Grub]]s (0.5% chance). It can also be found by cutting foliage on [[Skull Cavern#Prehistoric Floors|Prehistoric Floors]], in [[The Mines]] when they are in a "Dangerous" state, or in the [[Volcano Dungeon]]<ref name="cosmeticplant_performtoolaction"/>. Placing a packet of {{Name|Ancient Seeds|class=inline}} in a [[Deconstructor]] yields an Ancient Seed. They can also be found randomly while using the [[Seed Maker]].
+The '''Ancient Seed''' is an [[Artifacts|Artifact]] that can be found by digging up an [[Artifact Spot]] in [[Cindersap Forest]] or [[The Mountain]] (including the [[Quarry]]), or obtained inside [[Artifact Trove]]s, or [[Fishing#Treasure Chests|Fishing Treasure Chests]] after reaching [[Fishing#Fishing Skill|Fishing level 2]]. It can be dropped from [[Bug]]s, [[Grub]]s, [[Cave Fly|Cave Flies]], [[Mutant Fly|Mutant Flies]], and [[Mutant Grub]]s (0.5% chance). It can also be found by cutting foliage on [[Skull Cavern#Prehistoric Floors|Prehistoric Floors]], in [[The Mines]] when they are in a "Dangerous" state, or in the [[Volcano Dungeon]]<ref name="cosmeticplant_performtoolaction"/>. Placing a packet of {{Name|Ancient Seeds|class=inline}} in a [[Deconstructor]] yields an Ancient Seed.
 This artifact can be [[Crafting|crafted]] into viable [[Ancient Seeds|seeds]] that can be planted to grow [[Ancient Fruit]] during [[Spring]], [[Summer]] and [[Fall]], or during any season in the [[Greenhouse]] or the [[Ginger Island]] farm.