Update: We have confirmation on this now, Digging up a find while practicing Archaeology will now continue to grant skill points past 50. (Source)
Looks like Archaeology has been hotfixed to now always give one skill-up per dig, making it much easier to level. This was NOT listed in any hotfix note, so we’re unsure whether this is intended or not.
Source: MMO-Champion
The Lorewalkers are a pandaren faction bent on exploring the world, finding things and relics to fill out libraries. Caretakers of the mysteries of Pandaria, these brave souls roam the continent, hoping to learn from their history.
This faction is tied in to Archaeology and the lore of Mists of Pandaria. Finding various objects around the world will give you achievements and reputation with them, as well as access to various stories told by Lorewalker Cho.
The Lorewalkers also offer some other nice rewards at their Quartermaster. You can get Restored Artifacts by completing archaeology artifacts or purchasing one for a Spirit of Harmony.
| Type | Name | Required Rep | Cost | |
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 Lorewalker’s Lodestone |
Exalted |  |
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 Lorewalker’s Map |
Exalted | |
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| Mount |  Disc of the Red Flying Cloud |
Exalted | 600g | (Video Link) |
| Miscellaneous |  Lorewalkers Tabard |
Exalted | 10g |
Pristine Artifacts are rarely gained from solving a common artifact. These items give you a quest which is turned in at the Seat of Knowledge. These quests add the artifact to your phased collection, similar to the way the Lorewalker’s bookshelf works.
Turning in the quest gives you 3 x Restored Artifact and 1 x Mogu Statue Piece or Pandaren Pottery Shard.
Restored Artifact currency is used to buy Fragments of any race and also some other items such as:
There are four new rare items to be found in Mists of Pandaria, three of which are level 85+ gear!
Quilen Statuette 
(Mogu)
Anatomical Dummy (Mogu)
Umbrella of Chi-Ji (Pandaren)
Spear of Xuen (Pandaren)
The pre-expansion patch has been live since Tuesday and 5.0.4 has brought some changes. For anyone who has been out surveying, you will have noticed there are now more Surveys per Archaeology site!
Players are now able to Survey Six times, up from three, per Dig Site location on your map!
This stealth buff is most welcomed, although some are reporting a decline in keystone droprates too.
Note: Archy now has a (beta addon version) update for 5.0.4 / Download via Curse
Some notes for the upcoming Expansion:
We have some more info from the upcoming expansion pulled from the official threads of Chinese forum.
It translates into what we have posted below:
I heard there would be archaeology dailies. Are these dailies available only when archaeology skill reaches 525? Or is it like the fishing and cooking dailies in Cata, which merely require minimum skill points? (Source)
The latter. Archaeology dailies are like fishing and cooking, chosen randomly from 3-5 quests every day.
We have some more data-mined details for Archaeology in the upcoming MoP Expansion!
Pandaria Digsites (March Beta)
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October 20th, 2012 
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