Fascinating article on Science Daily – to read the full story, click on the link below:

Nov. 25, 2013 — Archaeologists working in Nepal have uncovered evidence of a structure at the birthplace of the Buddha dating to the sixth century B.C. This is the first archaeological material linking the life of the Buddha — and thus the first flowering of Buddhism — to a specific century.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131125121710.htm