The alluring pebble turned out to be a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet, engraved with the design of an insect known as a scarab and dating ... 3,400-year-old carving of a nude woman.

But after brushing off the sand, she revealed something far more significant, an ancient scarab amulet, dating back ... was one of the most iconic symbols. Carved from precious stones or metals ...

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.

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

Magazine, MyLondon, GRM Daily, and more. Israel Antiquities Authority/Facebook Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azekah, Israel in March Dr ...

In fact, even the insect’s name in Egyptian derives from the verb “to be created”, as ancient Egyptians viewed the scarab as a symbol of the incarnation of god. Archaeologists have been ...

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 over 3,800 years ago. Ziv Nitzan, 3, found the stone ...

Imagine walking along a simple country path with your kids only for one of them to rummage around in some stones and return with an ancient amulet ... year-old Canaanite scarab seal from the ...

Visiting the Tel Azekah site with her family from their home in the Israeli settlement of Ramot Meir, she happened upon a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet. “We were walking along the path ...