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 Authority said in the news release. Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the ...

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 ...

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.

Believed to have been brought to modern-day Israel by the Ancient ... an Egyptian or Canaanite scarab, which bears some explaining. The English word scarab doesn’t only mean beetle, but also ...

An expert has determined that the item was a Canaanite scarab ... of a dung beetle," as the Facebook post cited. “This beetle, considered sacred in the eyes of the ancient Egyptians, was a ...