Czech archaeologists have found a long lost temple from the Meroe period near the town of Vad Bon Naga in Sudan. The large temple compound is situated 130 km northwards of Khartoum. European travellers saw the remains of the temple in the early 19th century but then the temple disappeared in the desert.

The ram statues include the first discovery of a complete royal dedication in Meroitic script, only found before in fragments. The statues were discovered at el-Hassa, a site close to Sudan's 50-odd Meroe pyramids, about 200 km (120 miles) north of the capital Khartoum.