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 ...

Israeli Ziv Nitzan discovered a 3,800-year-old Canaanite amulet during a family trip last month at Tel Azeka, according to the IAA.

Many of the items will be shown for the first time, including seals of pharaohs, Egyptian statues, ritual vessels, and now a scarab amulet discovered by an enthralled 3-year-old. Tim Newcomb is a ...

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.

a 3,800-year-old Egyptian artifact. The small object she found is an ancient scarab amulet dating back to the Middle Bronze Age. Tel Azekah is a known archaeological site, and excavations have ...

“Scarabs were used in this period as seals and as amulets,” Dr ... Israel Antiquities Authority, scarab seals are small objects that originate from ancient Egypt “and designed in the ...

The alluring pebble turned out to be a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet, engraved with the design of an insect known as a scarab and dating from the Bronze Age, according to the Israel Antiquities ...

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 ...