The first detailed study of the Amaravati sculpture was published by James Fergusson in 1868.
Just under a century later, the first catalogue of the collection was prepared by Douglas E. Barrett, one time Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum, and published by the Museum in 1954.
This was followed by Amaravati: Buddhist Sculpture from the Great Stūpa, published in 1992 to coincide with the opening of the Asahi Shimbun Gallery of Amaravati sculpture.
The early printed catalogues have been absorbed and surpassed by the British Museum's collections online database.

As the British Museum database emerged, work on the iconography of the early Buddhist art at Amaravati and Ajanta was being advanced by Prof. Dr. Monkia Zin.
Meanwhile, the study of the site's history  has been led by Dr. Jennifer Howes who has written articles on the subject and been involved in the online publication of Colin Mackenzie's Album.
A wider study of the site and its history was published by Akira Shimada in 2013.
This monograph provides a detailed re-evaluation of the site itself, the documents in the British Museum and British Library, and the history of early Buddhist art.
Shimada's chronology has superseded earlier attempts to date the phases of Amaravati sculpture and places the stupa in its wider cultural and physical landscape.

In 2014, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation supported a conference at the British Museum entitled Amaravati: The Art of an Early Buddhist Monument in Context at the British Museum.

Collaborative research into the Amaravati sculptures is ongoing through the World Corpus of Amaravati Sculpture, a project directed by Prof. Akira Shimada in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India.
The aims of the project are to "facilitate access to the site’s sculpture and documentation, to encourage the interdisciplinary and international discussion of Amaravati and to promote new research and publication on Amaravati and Buddhist archaeology."
The first detailed study of the Amaravati sculpture was published by James Fergusson in 1868. Just under a century later, the first catalogue of the collection was prepared by Douglas E. Barrett, one time Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum, and published by the Museum in 1954. This was followed by Amaravati: Buddhist Sculpture from the Great Stūpa, published in 1992 to coincide with the opening of the Asahi Shimbun Gallery of Amaravati sculpture. The early printed catalogues have been absorbed and surpassed by the British Museum's collections online database.
As the British Museum database emerged, work on the iconography of the early Buddhist art at Amaravati and Ajanta was being advanced by Prof. Dr. Monkia Zin. Meanwhile, the study of the site's history  has been led by Dr. Jennifer Howes who has written articles on the subject and been involved in the online publication of Colin Mackenzie's Album. A wider study of the site and its history was published by Akira Shimada in 2013. This monograph provides a detailed re-evaluation of the site itself, the documents in the British Museum and British Library, and the history of early Buddhist art. Shimada's chronology has superseded earlier attempts to date the phases of Amaravati sculpture and places the stupa in its wider cultural and physical landscape.
In 2014, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation supported a conference at the British Museum entitled Amaravati: The Art of an Early Buddhist Monument in Context at the British Museum.
Collaborative research into the Amaravati sculptures is ongoing through the World Corpus of Amaravati Sculpture, a project directed by Prof. Akira Shimada in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India. The aims of the project are to "facilitate access to the site’s sculpture and documentation, to encourage the interdisciplinary and international discussion of Amaravati and to promote new research and publication on Amaravati and Buddhist archaeology."
Amaravati Marbles