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.

3.5-year-old Ziv Nitzan might have made a career for herself in archaeology when she’s older after finding a 3,800-year-old amulet ... Scarab seals are tiny, ornate objects originally from ancient ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

a 3,800-year-old Egyptian artifact. The small object she found is an ancient scarab amulet dating back to the Middle Bronze Age. Tel Azekah is a known archaeological site, and excavations have ...

The young girl from Moshav Ramot Meir uncovered an ancient scarab amulet during a ... originally from ancient Egypt. They are designed in the shape of a dung beetle, which according to the IAA ...