On May 9, 2002, we arrived in the Tabo Monastery. Following an audience with the abbot (H.E.M.V. Geshe Sonam Wangdu) and based on the letter issued by the Archeological Survey of India (Dr. C. Dorje), we were able to start work on the survey of the terrain outside the buidlings. This strategy provided sufficient opportunity for the people of the monastery to observe us at our work. For this reason, we were allowed to begin with the survey of the interior of the gTsug-lag-khang. Consequently, we found ideal working conditions and were able to pursue work on our survey without major difficulties. Until June 7, all the buildings mentioned below were measured with the use of instruments, including the outline of the more recent monastery buildings, as well as the neighbouring fields in the West of the monastic site. In sum, approximately 40.000 measurement points were stored, which allow for a two-dimensional presentation of the projections (ground plan, longitudinal and cross sections, wall projections and other perspectives), as well as three-dimensional models for their possible visualisation. In addition, the documentation were supplemented by manual survey works of the buildings. Until our departure to Delhi on June 14, we com-plemented our survey work with a comprehensive set of photographic documents comprising of approximately 2000 colour negatives, destined to be developed later on in Graz. Durin the time period of May 10 until June 8 - except three daytrips - an average of 7 to 8 hours per day were dedicated to the mentioned survey works.

Participants: Neuwirth Holger, Reithofer Anton, Pecnik Marianne and Hubert Feiglstorfer