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 ...

As ancient Egyptian culture spread, so did the scarab. Canaanites, Greeks, and Romans adopted the beetle-shaped amulet, incorporating it into their own rituals and jewellery collections.

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities ... The scarab’s name comes from the Egyptian word "hprr", which means “to come into being” or “to be ...

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

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

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 ...