Ziv Nitzan, a 3½-year-old girl, found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in Israel ...

These amulets were often worn as pendants, rings, or seals, serving not only as symbols of devotion but also as markers of social position. As ancient Egyptian culture spread, so did the scarab.