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Comment by 665258

This and this Mogu Statue Piece proves that will be at least 2 more races added to archaeology, the Mogu and the Pandaren.

Comment by 665258

The archaeology finds, currently in MoP BETA (notice that they are right now placeholders, and may change in the future):

Common

Apothecary Tins,
that creates Apothecary Tins
Carved Bronze Mirror,
that creates Carved Bronze Mirror
Pandaren Game Board,
that creates Pandaren Game Board
Cracked Mogu Runestone,
that creates Cracked Mogu Runestone
Edicts of the Thunder King,
that creates Edicts of the Thunder King
Empty Keg of Brewfather Xin Wo Yin,
that creates Empty Keg
Gold-Inlaid Porcelain Funerary Figurine,
that creates Gold-Inlaid Figurine
Iron Amulet,
that creates Iron Amulet
Manacles of Rebellion,
that creates Manacles of Rebellion
Mogu Coin,
that creates Mogu Coin
Pearl of Yu'lon,
that creates Pearl of Yu'lon
Petrified Bone Whip,
that creates Petrified Bone Whip
Standard of Niuzao,
that creates Standard of Niuzao
Terracotta Arm,
that creates Terracotta Arm
Thunder King Insignia,
that creates Thunder King Insignia
Twin Stein Set of Brewfather Quan Tou Kuo,
that creates Twin Stein Set
Walking Cane of Brewfather Ren Yun,
that creates Walking Cane
Warlord's Branding Iron,
that creates Warlord's Branding Iron
Worn Monument Ledger,
that creates Worn Monument Ledger

Rare

Quilen Statuette,
that creates
Spear of Xuen,
that creates Spear of Xuen
Umbrella of Chi-Ji,
that creates Umbrella of Chi-Ji
Anatomical Dummy,
that creates

Currently, no sign of epics, but again that may change as Beta progresses

Comment by 548002

Quite obviously a reference to, y'know, Oracle Bones.

Edit: At the time of posting, these were called, and I quote, "Oracle Bones."

Comment by ViceVersa

Keystone of the Pandaren tier in archaeology that is found randomly while surveying in Pandaren dig-sites.
When placed in artifacts keystone slots it is the equivalent of 12 Pandaren archaeology fragments

Cataclysm keystones:
Troll Tablet - Troll
Highborne Scroll - Night Elf
Dwarf Rune Stone - Dwarf
Orc Blood Text - Orc
Draenei Tome - Draenei
Nerubian Obelisk - Nerubian
Vrykul Rune Stick - Vrykul
Tol'vir Hieroglyphic - Tol'vir

Mists Keystones:
Pandaren Pottery Shard - Pandaren
Mogu Statue Piece - Mogu

Comment by sandyra

What is it?
Pandaren Pottery Shard is the ultimate supplement to getting through your Pandaren solves much quicker. To break it down:

It is an archaeological keystone that can substitute 20 fragments for each slot/socket you can place one into
Some archaeology solves will allow for up to three keystones to be used - open your archaeology pane and look for the empty 'sockets' that may appear at the bottom to determine how many you might be able to use
You are not required to use keystones when solving archaeological artifacts, but it certainly can speed up the process
There are some artifacts that will not allow for any keystones at all

Example:

Spear of Xuen = 180 Pandaren Archaeology Fragments; or
Spear of Xuen = 120 Pandaren Archaeology Fragments + 3 Pandaren Pottery Shard

Where do I get it?
There are only four sources for Pandaren Pottery Shard:

Digging - when surveying and digging at archaeological Pandaren dig sites in Pandaria you will have a small chance to occasionally see one of these along with the Pandaren Archaeology Fragments you collect. The following is a list of all known Pandaren archaeological dig sites:
Pandaria
- Krasarang Wilds - Temple of the Red Crane
- Kun-Lai Summit - Muskpaw Ranch (Grumblepaw Ranch Digsite), The Ox Gate (Small Gate Digsite), Zouchin Village (Remote Village Digsite)
- The Jade Forest - Jade Temple Grounds, Greenstone Village, Tian Monastery, The Arboretum, Emperor's Omen, Tiger's Wood, Forest Heart, The Gong of Hope, Woods of the Lost, Den of Sorrow, Serpent's Heart
- Vale of Eternal Blossoms - Mistfall Village
- Valley of the Four Winds - The Heartland (South Fruited Fields Digsite)
- The auction house - being that these are brand spanking new, they're going to be expensive for a little while
- Dropped by Ancient Haunt - occasionally while digging in Pandaria, you may get sprung by one of these mobs, and killing them can net you keystones and fragments for either Mogu or Pandaren races (or relics for special hand-ins)
- Quests - occasionally while working towards finishing the common Pandaren artifacts, you actually end up completing a 'Pristine' version of the artifact instead. Hand in the subsequent quest at the Seat of Knowledge in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms (there is nothing else that needs to be done) and you'll receive one Pandaren Pottery Shard and 3x Restored Artifact (which is an archaeological currency for MoP).
  
  The following is a list of all possible 'Pristine' Pandaren artifacts:
  
  Apothecary Tins can instead become Pristine Apothecary Tins which gives you Pristine Apothecary Tins
- Carved Bronze Mirror can instead become Pristine Carved Bronze Mirror which gives you Pristine Carved Bronze Mirror
- Empty Keg can instead become Pristine Empty Keg which gives you Pristine Empty Keg
- Pandaren Game Board can instead become Pristine Game Board which gives you Pristine Game Board
- Gold-Inlaid Figurine can instead become Pristine Gold-Inlaid Figurine which gives you Pristine Gold-Inlaid Figurine
- Pandaren Tea Set can instead become Pristine Pandaren Tea Set which gives you Pristine Pandaren Tea Set
- Pearl of Yu'lon can instead become Pristine Pearl of Yu'lon which gives you Pristine Pearl of Yu'lon
- Standard of Niuzao can instead become Pristine Standard of Niuzao which gives you Pristine Standard of Niuzao
- Twin Stein Set can instead become Pristine Twin Stein Set which gives you Pristine Twin Stein Set
- Walking Cane can instead become Pristine Walking Cane which gives you Pristine Walking Cane

What cool items can I use it for?

If you are an archaeologist then you can start digging at Pandaren dig sites (when they spawn) and speed up solving Pandaren artifacts.

Alternatively, if you don't want to use Pandaren Pottery Shard yourself, you can sell them on the auction house and make a neat profit.

There are two rare Pandaren artifacts:

Spear of Xuen requiring 180 fragments with 3x Pandaren Pottery Shard that can be used (my 3rd Pandaren solve)
Umbrella of Chi-Ji requiring 180 fragments with 3x Pandaren Pottery Shard that can be used

How many other keystones are available and which races are they for?
These are all of the available keystones:

Draenei - Draenei Tome
Dwarf - Dwarf Rune Stone
Fossil - sadly, there are no keystones for Fossil artifacts
Nerubian - Nerubian Obelisk
Mogu - Mogu Statue Piece - NEW with Mists of Pandaria
Night Elf - Highborne Scroll
Orc - Orc Blood Text
Pandaren - Pandaren Pottery Shard - NEW with Mists of Pandaria
Tol'vir - Tol'vir Hieroglyphic
Troll - Troll Tablet
Vrykul - Vrykul Rune Stick

For a complete tally of ALL the archaeology solves you have slaved through, use the following macro (updated for MoP):

/run print("Total artifacts"); for x=1,12 do local c=GetNumArtifactsByRace(x); local a =0; for y=1,c do local t = select(9, GetArtifactInfoByRace(x, y)); a=a+t;end local rn = GetArchaeologyRaceInfo(x); if( c > 1 ) then print(rn .. ": " .. a); end end

This will produce a list like this:

Total artifacts
Dwarf: 44
Draenei: 11
Fossil: 64
Night Elf: 179
Nerubian: 4
Orc: 12
Tol'vir: 128
Troll: 87
Vrykul: 8
Pandaren: 25
Mogu: 26

Comment by Bunco

Unimportant/uninteresting factoid from an irl archaeologist, the actual term we use is "sherd", not "shard". Carry on :)

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"Keystone that can complete Pandaren archaeology artifacts with missing fragments."

Max Stack: 20

Sell Price: 10

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