TodateatleasttwoaspectsofTibetanstudieshavebecomeprominent.OneisTibetanarchaeologywhichhasgrownfromabaseofever-enrichingfieldwork,andtheotherisTibetanartstudieswhichisdominatedbyTibetanBuddhistart.Inwesternhumanitydisciplines,archaeologyandarthistoryhavealwaysbeenregarded