The Discovery side quests inIndiana Jones And The Great Circleare all about uncovering hidden collectibles. One of the earliest Discoveries you’ll acquire in the Vatican is the Riddles of the Ancients, which tasks Indy with finding ten elusive Ancient Relics scattered across the sprawling sacred city and its surrounding areas.

However, don’t expect all the relics to be accessible from the get-go. As you advance through the main Stolen Cat Mummy Adventure, more sections of the Vatican will open up, where you’ll find them. With some relics tucked behind puzzles or hidden in plain sight, it’s easy to miss them.

To make your relic search a lot easier, you might want to look into completing theHouse Of God Mystery. It rewards you with the Vatican Relics exploration guide, which shows the relic’s location on the map.

First Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

You’ll find the first Ancient Relic early on as youexplore the secret passagebelow the Apostolic Library. This is astory-related areathat becomes accessible afterinserting the Giant’s Pendantin theLibrary’s Conservation Workshop.

It’s short and linear, but you’ll eventuallyencounter a locked gateblocking your progress. To get past it,dive underwater and swim throughto the other side to unlock the gate. You’llfind the Ancient Relic sitting on a tablenext to the gate. Picking it up also formally starts the Riddles of the Ancients Discovery quest.

Second Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

During your time in the Vatican, you’ll venture into theUnderworld to locate the Warrior Giant’s Tomb. However, things escalate quickly when abulldozer crashes through the dig site above, bringing along a swarm of Blackshirts. You’ll be forced to flee, and eventually, you’ll come across anopening in the floorto leap into the water below.

Before you make the jump, you’ll want tospot a grapple point above. Use it to descend slowly, and you’llnotice a narrow tunnel midway. Instead of going all the way down, you’ll want toboost yourself acrossto the tunnel. Inside, the second Ancient Relic awaits.

Third Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

The third Ancient Relic is a bit more involved to find. After diving into the water from the second relic’s location and swimming for a bit, you’ll come across achamber with some Blackshirts.Secure the area first, then look for asmall crevice with water tricklingthrough its crack. Beyond it, you’ll see awooden barrier you can burn down with a torch. The relic’s just behind it, butthe water will snuff out your torchbefore you can use it.

To take the torch across without extinguishing it,take the chamber’s only exitand follow it until youfind a small hole in the wallbehind a pillar. You’ll want totoss your lit torch through that hole, and it will land on the other side, where it stays burning. After that, you canhead back to the crevice, retrieve the torch, burn down the barrier, and grab the Ancient Relic.

Fourth Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

As your escape through the Underworld continues, you’ll eventually reach theupper floor of a chamber filled with flooded sarcophaguses. Blackshirts will be waiting to greet you, but once you’ve taken care of them, you’ll want tomake your way to the area with two metal gatesand anAntique Bust.

Each gate has a pedestal nearbywhere you canplace the Antique Bustto trigger it open. Thegate furthest across the room hides the fourth Ancient Relic. Place the weight on its pedestal, and the relic will be yours to claim.

Fifth Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

Soon enough, you’llcome across a cramped corridorthat’s in fact at a dead end. The way out is above, and you’ll need touse your whip to climb to a ledge with a broken wall.

Before you head through the opening,take another glance upward.There’sanother whip point just above the first one. Use it toclimb higher, and you’llenter a chamber with a small compartmentthat hides the fifth Ancient Relic.

Sixth Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

From the fifth Ancient Relic, you’ll want tohead down the spiral staircaseandunlock the gate by pulling the chain. You’llfind yourself in a corridoryou’d have reached if you ignored the second whip point earlier. Proceed forward, and you’llencounter two gates, each with a pedestal.

The first gate should be locked, but thefarthest one will be open. Step inside and locate anodd-looking wallthat looks ready to crumble with a bit of force. You’ll alsospot two Antique Busts— one already on a pedestal, so leave it be.Grab the other onetucked in the corner of the room, andplace it on the pedestal by the first gateto unlock it.

Inside the first room, you’llfind another locked gate with a pedestal and the Ancient Relicwe’re after, along with a hefty mace.Use the mace to smash through the odd wall, creating a path between the two rooms. Now that you have access to both areas through their shared wall,grab the other Antique Bustandplace it on the pedestal near the relic’s gate. This opens it, letting you claim the sixth Ancient Relic.

Seventh Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

After escaping the Underworld andrelaying your findings to Antonio, you might want totackle theA Nun in Trouble Fieldworkquestfirst due to its involvement with the main story. Once that’s sorted, your next step is tosolve theFountain of Confession puzzle,which will let youaccess the Underground areaand theChamber of Tribulations.

The chamber features various trials, starting with theswinging pendulum blades. However, as you approach it,a trapdoor will send you plunging. Climb your way back up andface the trial properly, carefullyusing the columns to make your way past the blades.

After avoiding the first blade, you’ll reach a platform.Below this platform lies the seventh Ancient Relic. To get it,aim for the broken pillar beneath youto cushion your falland avoid taking fall damage.

Eighth Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

Once you enter themain chamber in the Underground, you’ll findtwo dragon statues. Each leads to a trial,activated by pulling the leverson the deck upstairs. Thestatue on the right takes you to theGold Path Trial, where our concerned Ancient Relic can also be found.

As you proceed through the corridor,you’ll find a locked gate— that’s where the relic is. To unlock it,look for a crawlspace on the left. Head through,grab an Ancient Bust inside, and place it on the pedestalto open the gate.

Ninth Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

Aftercompleting both trials in the Chamber of Tribulations, you’llmake your way to the Secret Monasteryand, eventually,the Scriptorium. After investigating some of the books inside, you’ll uncover ahidden passagebehind a conspicuously large painting, which leads to the Treasury of Esoteric Artifacts.

This is where you’llfind the Cat Mummyyou’ve gone through all the trouble to track down. However, don’t miss the locked door on the left. WithGina’s lockpicking skills, you can open it and find the ninth Ancient Relic inside.

Final Ancient Relic Location In The Vatican

The last Ancient Relic in Vatican City isconnected to completing the Secret of Giants Fieldwork. This task kicks off when you hand in thefour Strange Inscription photographsto Antonio during the main storyline.​​​

Your mission is tophotograph the remaining six inscriptions, and the quest markers will lead you to them. By the time you’re ready to explore the Underground,most of the Vatican will be accessible, making it easier to track down the rest. Once you’ve captured them,return to Antonio’s office.Pin the photos on the bulletin board, andAntonio will place the final relic on his table for you to grab.