statement (opens in new tab). Ancient Egyptian temple to the sun cult uncovered near Cairo4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in IraqThis may be one of the oldest Buddhist temples ever discoveredJulia Budka (opens in new tab), a professor of archaeology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich who has done extensive work in Sudan but is not involved with this research project, told Live Science in an email that "it is a very important discovery and poses several questions. Although the discovery is "very important" and "very exciting," it's "too early to say something precise," and more research is needed, she said