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This paper is dedicated to the history of foundation of Lviv archaeological center in 19th century. The main stages of history of some institutions, which dealt with archaeological topics and carried out archaeological research, are described. End of 19th - beginning of 20th century can be characterized as a period of formation of the Lviv archaeological centre. At that time such archaeological institutions as Regional Archaeological Society, Shevchenko Scientific Society, Stavropigia Institute and Lviv University carried out professional archaeological research. Therefore, their activity should be analysed and evaluated