1999年7～8月,经国家文物局批准.由四川大学历史文化学院考古系和西藏自治区文物事业管理局组成的联合考古队,对西藏阿里札达县境内的东嘎佛寺殿堂遗址进行了考古发掘。对遗址现存地面佛寺殿堂的年代关系有了初步的认识。在其中一处殿堂遗址出土了大量彩绘泥塑残件,是迄今在西藏酉部通过考古发掘获得的数量最大的一批佛教泥塑艺术品。 From July to August 1999, approved by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, a joint archeology team composed of the Archeology Department of the Institute of History and Culture of Sichuan University and the Bureau of Cultural Relics and Relics Administration of Tibet Autonomous Region conducted archeological research on the site of the East Ga Buddha Temple in Ali Zhada County, Tibet Excavation. There is a preliminary understanding of the chronology of the existing Buddhist Temple on the ground floor. A large number of painted clay pieces were unearthed at one of the temple sites and are the largest collection of Buddhist clay art pieces so far obtained through archeological excavations in the western part of Tibet.