A mission from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has discovered a Late Period temple dedicated to the cobra goddess Wadjet at the site of Tel el-Fara'in (ancient Buto). The temple complex dates back roughly 2,400 years and includes a central sanctuary and a series of surrounding ritual chambers.
The find is notable for a cache of blue-faience votive offerings in the shape of cobras and a rare limestone altar featuring astronomical symbols. Excavations also revealed a series of subterranean tunnels, which researchers believe were used by priests to simulate the movement of the goddess through the underworld during the 'Festival of the Sacred Eye'.