The English word scarab doesn't only mean beetle, but also a culture of functional and decorative sculptural jewelry based on ...

A three-year-old girl has stunned archaeologists after discovering an ancient Egyptian scarab amulet dating back 3,800 years ...

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 ...

Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan inadvertently discovered an ancient scarab amulet dating back 3,800 years in Beit Shemesh. The ...

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

Israel Antiquities Authority/Facebook Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet ... originate from ancient Egypt “and designed in the shape of a dung beetle," as the ...

During a recent family trip to Tel Azekah in Israel, 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan discovered an ancient scarab amulet ... Scarab beetles, as Ben-Tor noted, held sacred status in ancient Egypt ...

The practice of using symbols of the revered beetles originated ... insect’s name in Egyptian derives from the verb “to be created”, as ancient Egyptians viewed the scarab as a symbol ...

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in the news release. Ancient Egyptians ... s name comes from the Egyptian word "hprr", which means ...

As per IAA, the scarab relic was most likely created in Egypt and then found its way to modern-day Israel, thousands of years ago. This beetle ... an expert in ancient amulets and seals.