Archeology was introduced in Georgia in the XIX century, although archaeological excavations had episodic character. The findings of the collection and study of archaeological sites are related to the Caucasian Museum (now S. Janashia State Museum of Georgia) established in 1852 and in 1873 D. Bakradze's initiative established the Caucasian archeology lovers society. Despite the archaeological excavations in the small scale, XIX century II half of the XX century in Georgia was important archaeological discoveries: the Principality samarovnisa and Sachkhere sepulchere excavation, on the treasure, district treasures and other excavations and chance finds of the Museum of archaeological monuments of the Oud Death has become the repository; Nowadays his successor is Simon Janashia's house. State Museum of Georgia, which was transferred to Tbilisi and Shota Rustaveli and its epoch museums in 1936-1941. The rich archaeological foundations are the Georgian State Museum of Art (founded in 1934), which was transferred to Museum of Historical and Public Museum Society, Church Museum (founded in 1889) and museums of antiquities museum (1925-1930) at TSU Art Study's Office. A large part of Georgia's archaeological materials are located in Tbilisi, Batumi, Gori, Zugdidi, Telavi, Kutaisi historical and ethnographic museums, as well as museums of Akhaltsikhe, Martvili, Gurjaani, Mestia, Mtskheta, Rustavi, Poti, Tskhinvali and Khoni. In almost every corner of Georgia, many important monuments have been revealed from the Paleolithic to the late medieval period. The world has become known to the Ashley epoch, Weight, Kudaro, Jruchala and other Paleolithic Caves Cave, the Upper Paleolithic Cave: The Dave's Hole, Stucco and others; Also the insulin encyclopedic culture revealed in Kvemo Kartli. The discovery and study of the early Bronze Age Trialeti Kharagauli cultural monuments was of great importance not only for Georgia but for the pre-Asian archeology.

The new stage of archaeological development of Georgia was the work of Archaeological Expedition of Mtskheta, which studied the Samtavro monastery, Armaziskhevi, Bagianeti and Mtskheta monuments. Many archeological discoveries are associated with new builders. It is noteworthy to cooperate with constructors and archaeologists in the Kolkheti Valley, Trialeti, Enguri HPP, Alazani irrigation system, Rustavi, Akhalkalaki, Vartsikhe, Zhinvali and Borjomi Gorge (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline). Archaeological research has presented a newly presented cultural and socio-economic aspect of the pre-Christian times. Mtskheta, Vani, Uplistsikhe, Sokhumi, Pichvnari, Bichvinta, Urbnisi and other discoveries showed the development of the first states in Georgia, towns and cities - the peculiarities of development, different craftsmanship.