In November 2013, an international team of archaeologists digging under the temple discovered the remains of an ancient tree shrine dated before 550 BCE, which is possibly the earliest evidence of Buddhist structures ever found and possibly the first archaeological evidence of Gautama Buddha's life.
An international team of archaeologists digging under the temple discovered the remains of an ancient tree shrine. This was in November 2013. This ancient tree shrine was dated before 550 BCE.550 BCE is possibly the earliest evidence of Buddhist structures.550 BCE is possibly possibly the first archaeological evidence of Gautama Buddha's life. These Buddhist structures are ever found.