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 ...

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 ...

Ziv had accidentally unearthed a 3,800-year-old amulet ... which originated in ancient Egypt, was designed in the shape of a dung beetle, or scarab — a creature that was considered sacred ...

Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel ... scarab seals are small objects that originate from ancient Egypt “and designed in the shape of a dung ...

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 ...