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 ...

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.

a specialist in ancient amulets and seals, later verified that it was a Canaanite scarab dating back to the Middle Bronze Age. Tel Azekah, where the toddler unearthed the dung beetle-shaped ...

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 ...

While on a hike with her family along a trail in Israel, a 3-year-old girl picked up a small stone. It turned out to be a ...

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.