Scarab beetles, as Ben-Tor noted, held sacred status in ancient Egypt, symbolizing new life. This belief stemmed from their habit of laying eggs in dung balls. Notably, the Egyptian word for ...

Scarab seals are tiny, ornate objects originally from ancient Egypt. They are designed in the shape of a dung beetle, which according to the IAA, had symbolic meaning. This specific type of beetle was ...

A 3-year-old girl found a 3,800-year-old Canaanite scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azeka, Israel. The 'beautiful' ...

Ancient Egyptians associated dung beetles rolling balls of dung with their Sun god rolling ... derives from the verb “to be created”, as ancient Egyptians viewed the scarab as a symbol of the ...

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

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in the news release. Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the ...

Tel Azekah, where the 3-year-old unearthed the ancient artifact, is a well-known archaeological site in Israel’s Shephelah area where excavations have taken place for about 15 years.

She could have picked up any old stone from the thousands in the ruins of Tel Azeka, an ancient town in Israel. Instead ...

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

Scarab seals are tiny, ornate objects originally from ancient Egypt. They are designed in the shape of a dung beetle, which according to the IAA, had symbolic meaning. This specific type of beetle ...

Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan stumbled upon the 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip with family to the archaeological site ...