

However, Extinction boss only require one of such artifact (which is spawned at the same location as where the terminal would be) along with other tributes to summon them. More than one kind of artifact (Excluding Tek Cave) is required to start any of the bosses on most of the maps.Artifacts are used to summon boss monsters at the Obelisks or placed on a Artifact Pedestal for decoration.Personally retrieving all of the obtainable artifacts will award the " Artifact Archaeologist" achievement.On ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile, Artifacts can be Tributed at Obelisks for loot. Artifacts can be freely transferred between maps on clusters (with the exception of Artifact of the Lost). Crystal isles has all of the artifacts from The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, and Valguero, with the artifacts from Scorched Earth and Aberration and one additional artifact that was previously unused for a total of 18. Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction each have 3 Artifacts exclusive to those maps (and do not have any of the other Artifacts). The Center and Ragnarok both have one additional Artifact (for a total of 11).

10 of the Artifacts are available on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, and Valguero. There are 21 Artifacts in the game, but not all of them are available on every map. In Island caves, artifacts emit a wide-radius pulsating light-distortion that can help notify players when they are nearing/entering an artifact's chamber.

They can also be placed on Artifact Pedestal for decorative purposes. Currently, their only use is to summon the bosses. Most are found at the end of a cave system, while some are placed more obscurely - including in oceans. Artifacts are special items in ARK: Survival Evolved that are generally located in Caves around the ARK.
