The English word scarab doesn't only mean beetle, but also a culture of functional and decorative sculptural jewelry based on ...

A young girl found an ancient seal carved with a scarab beetle on a family outing to the Tel Azekah archaeological site, near ...

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 dung beetle was revered in ancient Egypt, considered sacred and a symbol of new life. Nitzan found the scarab at the foot of Tel Azeka, an archaeological mound near Beit Shemesh. Previous ...

Stone picked up by three-year-old during stroll turns out to be 3,800-year-old scarab amulet - Canaanites used scarabs ...

The little girl found the treasure during a family outing in March Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan found a 3,800-year-old scarab ...

The find also highlights the close cultural connections between ancient Egypt and Canaan. Scarab amulets are small, ornate objects that are designed to look like dung beetles (Scarabaeus sacer ...

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