An ancient Egyptian scarab amulet dating back around 3,500 years was found near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon by 12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner during a family trip, the Israel Antiquities ...

Archaeologists have confirmed that a “beautiful stone” picked up by a child in Israel’s Tel Azekah area is actually a Bronze Age scarab amulet made over 3,800 years ago. Ziv Nitzan, 3, found ...

The symbol was popular in Ancient Egyptian culture and was found at a site known for its archaeological significance.

This specific type of beetle was considered sacred in ancient Egyptian society and was symbolic of new life. Researchers believe that the Egyptians saw the scarab as a symbol of the incarnation of ...

She’s just three and a half years old, but Ziv Nitzan has a pretty impressive archaeological find to add to her résumé. Visiting the Tel Azekah site with her family from their home in the ...

The family handed the scarab over to the ... decorated objects that originated in ancient Egypt. They’re typically shaped like dung beetles, which ancient Egyptians considered a sacred symbol ...

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in the news release. Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the ...

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey attempt to solve the mystery of why scarab beetles were buried ... clues about life in the times of the Ancient Egyptians. The colourful wall paintings depict ...

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey attempt to solve the mystery of why scarab beetles were buried ... clues about life in the times of the Ancient Egyptians. The colourful wall paintings depict ...

The discovery of Ziv's scarab adds another layer to the growing collection of Egyptian and Canaanite artefacts found at the site, reinforcing the deep cultural connections between the two ancient ...

In fact, even the insect’s name in Egyptian derives from the verb “to be created”, as ancient Egyptians viewed the scarab as a symbol of the incarnation of god. Archaeologists have been conducting ...