December 21st, 2010 
Uriah 
Many players have posted on different forums and have even emailed WoW Dig Site inquiring about what the “hat and two tools” icon on the archaeology profession pane.
Well, there is no definitive answer to this from Blizzard Blue posters yet. The most popular theory is that this is just a simple placeholder icon (for next race or project type coming to Archaeology). There’s nothing currently data-mined or displayed on the data-base websites such as Wowhead that links this icon to anything in-game right now. According to a WoW Insider post, this icon was used in Beta/Alpha before each race had an individual icon during development. (Which makes sense, in my humble opinion.)
It was either at Blizzcon 2010 or not long ago on the official forums that Ghostcrawler said that archaeology is intended to be easily expanded. WoW Insider’s the Queue commented on this topic yesterday but this still felt news worthy to post for the readers.
Do you have information related to what this icon is? Feel free to contact us or comment below!
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its vrykul
Vrykul is the 9th. We’re wondering about the grayed out icon.
ops, sorry I didin’t notice it.
Perhaps it will come to the new patch, it’s not even at the Archaeology achievement for all races
It very much reminds me of Indiana Jones or Harrison Jones rather.
The hat and the whip (or rope) indicate this very clearly.
So why would we go so far as to assume some new obscure race is gonna be patched in. Let’s assume that there is going to be some sort of Daily or Quest System included into Archaeology. Sure there already are Dailies implemented (Dungeon Buffs), but they seem very artificially attached somehow. (this however is just a personal feeling about things).
Not saying this is true or right or whatever, but it seems to me that the “placeholder icon” is very specific, too specific to be a true placeholder.
Again, just an idea.
think about it, why would they bother with a placeholder? if they wanted to add a race to archaeology, they would just put one in. they didnt need to ‘reserve a spot’ when they created the skill book.
Believe me or not but i know what this 10th symbol is, and it’s so awesome i want the secret to remain mine.
just a tip though: there are certain places you can survey outside of the marked digsites on the map…
Thats weird, because i got it from doing an achievement, so unless there are more ways to do it, i wouldnt spend time outside the digsites….
I’ve yet to find invisible dig sites =(
hes pulling ur leg
Furlings.
They were on an episode of “Wormhole X-treme!” weren’t they?
Human imho.
First thing I thought of Was Reliquary and Explorers league ..
Could it be for learning a language?
Humans must tag along aswell at any moment ya? 😀
John, just wondering, you got 10th icon from achi? Which one? 😀
i have read several threads where it says that this unlocks when you have found ALL of the RARE findings.
Goblin would be a neat idea seeing as they are an ancient race, same with tauren or gnomes even
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Probably the 10th race will be something in the firelands?
When I see it, it reminds me of Wc3 and the panda race.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Pandaren
Exactly my thoughts Azgorath….Looks like a panda to me!!!!
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Please… is it just me or it looks like a pandarian?
ok I read the others posts it’s just a the way I’m used to speak ><
I wouldn’t say it’s crazy, but we’ll find out this year!
I am able to use the BETA and there are 2 more icons, and the little dude, the placeholder, is still a little dude
I think it comes with the tile or finding all the artifacts, keep digging
Can anyone else tell if they are a professor? or has anyone found all artifacts
CHECK THIS OUT, The achievement, The boy that would be king…just a theory
It’s Mantid.