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.

The little girl found the treasure during a family outing in March Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azekah, Israel in March Dr. Daphna Ben-Tor ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...