1863 archaeological discoveries

statue from Samothrace, Greece in the Louvre, Paris, France

Ancient Roman sculpture of the emperor Augustus

cave with prehistoric art

archaeological site

thumb|right|The photographed in 1866, just after the first excavation was completed. The famous Kritios Boy appears on the right. The '''''' (), as it is called in the German language, is the collection of ancient votive and architectural sculptures that belonged to the Acropolis of Athens before being destroyed during the second Persian invasion of Greece, which took place between 480 and 479 BCE. After defeating the Achaemenid Empire, the Greeks cleared and buried what was left of the Acropolis following the Persian destruction of Athens and subsequently rebuilt the city. A team of French, G

Laugerie-Basse is an important Upper Paleolithic archaeological site within the territory of the French commune Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in Dordogne. It is known for several works of art from the Magdalenian. In 1979, Laugerie-Basse, along with other nearby Paleolithic sites, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley.

grave relief in Kerameikos of Athens