It turns out the amulet is 3,800 years old ... Their young would then hatch from these balls of dung. The scarab’s name comes from the Egyptian word "hprr," which means “to come into ...

A 3-year-old girl on a family walk picked up an interesting-looking pebble that turned out to be a 3,800-year-old amulet. The ...

These amulets were often worn as pendants, rings, or seals, serving not only as symbols of devotion but also as markers of social position. As ancient Egyptian culture spread, so did the scarab.

When three-year-old Ziv Nitzan was out walking with her family in Israel, her sharp eyes spotted an usual stone. It was an ancient Egyptian artifact.

Notably, the Egyptian word for scarab comes from the verb meaning ... noting their use as seals and amulets during the Middle Bronze Age. Credit: Emil Aladjem/IAA via Pen News She observed ...