A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

We immediately reported this to the Israel Antiquities Authority.” The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in the news release.

amulets in the shape of a dung beetle often come with ornate designs. The dung beetle was revered in ancient Egypt, considered sacred and a symbol of new life. Nitzan found the scarab at the foot ...

“Scarabs were used in this period as seals and as amulets ... scarab seals are small objects that originate from ancient Egypt “and designed in the shape of a dung beetle," as the Facebook ...

Experts identified the stone as a Canaanite scarab from the Middle ... designed to look like dung beetles, were used as seal imprints and amulets, which are objects typically worn for protection.

Tel Azekah, where the 3-year-old unearthed the ancient artifact, is a well-known archaeological site in Israel’s Shephelah area where excavations have taken place for about 15 years.

In the final section, children meet the scarab beetle -- the dung beetle that represented ... household objects shaped like fish or sheep, and tiny amulets in the forms of a hippopotamus, falcon ...

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 ... of the revered beetles originated ...

Hatnefer's scarab includes a version of the Book of the Dead chapter on heart weighing, and her name has been inserted over text that was previously erased, suggesting that the amulet was not ...

Popular in ancient Egypt, amulets in the shape of a dung beetle often come with ornate designs. The dung beetle was revered in ancient Egypt, considered sacred and a symbol of new life. Nitzan found ...