A three-year-old child discovered a 3,800-year-old Canaanite amulet in the shape of a scarab while on a family hike at the Tel Azeka archaeological site.

Officials at the Israel Antiquities Authority shared that Ziv Nitzan, the toddler, discovered a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet while hiking with her family. While on a trip to Tel Azekah in early March, ...

Tel Azekah, where the 3-year-old unearthed the ancient artifact, is a well-known archaeological site in Israel’s Shephelah ...

The discoveries include gold-plated beads, eye-shaped amulets and a small statue of three Egyptian gods. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A team of Egyptian and French archaeologists ...

Ancient Egyptians revered several species of dung beetles or scarabs. Most notably, the species Scarabaeus sacer, or the sacred scarab, was given sacred status ... further associating dung beetles ...

“The Egyptian mission under Dr. Zahi Hawass ... along with coloured pottery vessels, scarab beetle amulets and mud bricks bearing seals of Amenhotep III. “Many foreign missions searched ...