Complete Shadow of the Tomb Raider document, mural, relic, map, and backpack locations guide

Documents

Finger Length Away

A little way on from the Canyon Ruins Base Camp, you find a valley with a giant statue on the other side. Rope swing across to the left and you find an old camp - this document is just there. 

Jack’s Journal

In the main room of the Jungle Cavern Challenge Tomb, climb the wall to the right of the ladder and you’ll find this past the trip wire trap. 

Jack’s Journal 2

As you enter the Crypt in the Peruvian Jungle, this is past the trip wire trap, on the left.

Jack’s Journal 3

Climb up the white wall from the Jaguar Den, then there’s another white-painted wall a little further on. Use Instinct and you’ll see a tree ahead to the right, across the pond, which is climbable. Climb the tree to get to the plateau and the journal is to the right of the salvage box.

Jack’s Journal 4

Explore the undergrowth at this location. It’s just lying on the floor.

Jack’s Journal 5

This isn’t hidden (in fact a chest of drawers is rather conspicuous in the Peruvian Jungle...), just head to this point on the map and you’ll find it. 

Jack’s Journal 6

Look for a little platform to drop down onto at the side of the ravine, underneath a rocky overhang, dropping from east to west. The journal is at the far end, next to the small pool.

At The Gate

In the Peruvian Jungle, at the Challenge Tomb behind the Jungle Ruins basecamp, follow the path until you have to climb and jump across tree branches to reach the other side of the ravine. In the ‘early 20th Century’ camp there, this document is in the tent. 

Fawcett’s Last Letter

You need to be brave and make Lara run over the edge of the rockface a little way to the left of the rope line you make across the gorge. The wall is climbable here (rotate the camera if you’re not sure), which lets you use your pick to make your way across the rockface. Down in the cave you find at the end of the climbable section, you’ll find this letter and a treasure chest. 

A King’s Ransom

This is in the top-most room of the North-West crypt, after the climb to the sarcophagus. Break through the black wall to find it.

Sisimite

Follow the trail of blood from Miguel’s landing, which is south-west of the Plane Wreckage base camp and over the gorge via a rope line of your own making, and turn left at the fork. The document is at the end on a rock.

Exhibition report

North of the Abandoned Village base camp, inside a stone hut.

Murals

Underworld Gate

As soon as you’ve managed to swing the pulley around (with Lara on it) to get across the chasm in the Canyon Ruins, this is visible down to the right and then just to the left of where you get off. 

God of Death

Once you start the path to the challenge tomb and fall down into the water, this is directly ahead once you come through the short tunnel.

Judge’s Gaze

This one can be found across the rope bridge after lighting the Jungle Cavern base camp fire. It’s directly ahead through the doorway so you can’t miss it.

Surprise Witness

This is in the main chamber of the challenge tomb by the Jungle Cavern base camp. Scale the wall by leaping from the ladder (before it’s raised) to the ledge, then climb up to where the exit is located behind the planks of wood. Turn left without going through and you’ll find this.

Urqu

In the Peruvian Jungle’s Crypt, West of the Plane Wreckage Base Camp, past the trip wire trap, this is visible straight ahead. 

Rimak the Storyteller

Inside the crypt at this location on your map. Climb the tree to get up to the crypt, then the mural is obvious once you’re inside.

Kon

After the ledge walk with Jonah, it’s on the left. If coming to it later, start from the Plane Fuselage basecamp, and turn right from the fire while looking at the plane. You’ll come to the same ledge only now you’ll shimmy along a new ridge in the rock (er… where did that come from?), and then the mural is to the left in the area immediately following it.

Death Lords

South of the Jungle Ruins base camp, this one is easy to reach.

Relics

Handkerchief

Just around the corner turning right from the quicksand pit at this location.

Llama Figurine

To the left of the large gears, in a box on the floor. 

Bowl of Powder

Coming up the steps turning left from the base of the bridge by the water with the bucket puzzle, it’s there ahead of you.

Pistol Parts

Very near the Jungle Ruins base camp, look east from it and they’re in a red box.

Grave Marker

Find the climbable tree next to the grapple wall, then swing across the branches to get to the crypt area, which is by a pool. Break in through the stone entrance. This is in a box waiting for you.

Elongated Skull

In the same crypt at the north-west corner of the map, past the swing trap. 

Video Camera

Just lying on the floor at this location. 

Silver Mirror

In the jungle, stand next to the rope bridge point at this location (where Lara is in this map screenshot), because you can drop down onto the rock face below from here. If you have the lockpick, you’ll be able to open the chest that you find down and to the left of this location..

Sextant

This one’s not easy to find, but simpler than it seems. There’s a tree that you can climb just to the north-east of this location, and once you’ve reached the branch, you can jump across to the nearby ledge, past which this artifact’s box is clearly visible.

Archivist Map

1. Inside the shack after you’ve jumped over the gap by the waterfall, and used your pick to get inside. The game advertises its presence here and tells you what it does, so you really can’t miss it.

2. In the crypt West of the Plane Wreckage base camp, you see this through a window shortly after the trip wire trap. Go around but don’t pull the second lizard head lever, instead squeeze through the wall to the right and enter the room. 

3. In the abandoned village, this is directly north of the base camp. 

Explorer backpack

1. In the wolves’ den, all the way north-west of the abandoned village base camp. It’s lying on the floor by the rock in the middle.

2. At the Jungle Ruins Basecamp, behind you there’s a challenge tomb. Follow the path until you reach the trip wire trap. Just after it, the backpack is on your left. 

3. After the jaguar encounter, continue until you see a waterfall and a blue lagoon. Around the corner there’s a small cave by the lagoon’s surface, in which you’ll find the backpack. If you’re coming back later, it’s at this location on the map.

Use these links to jump to the specific areas / items you need:

  1. Cozumel
  2. Peruvian Jungle
  3. Mystery of the White Queen
  4. Cenote
  5. Porvenir Oil Fields
  6. Kuwaq Yaku
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  7. The Hidden City
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  8. Mission of San Juan
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