She’s just three and a half years old, but Ziv Nitzan has a pretty impressive archaeological find to add to her résumé. Visiting the Tel Azekah site with her family from their home in the ...

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities Authority ... the insects are known for rolling balls of dung and then laying their eggs in them, the Israel ...

The practice of using symbols of the revered beetles originated in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians associated dung beetles rolling ... as ancient Egyptians viewed the scarab as a symbol of the ...

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

Archaeologists have confirmed that a “beautiful stone” picked up by a child in Israel’s Tel Azekah area is actually a Bronze Age scarab amulet ... associated dung beetles rolling balls ...

Experts later identified it as a Canaanite seal or scarab. “Scarabs were used in ... as amulets and were designed in the shape of a dung beetles. “This beetle, considered sacred in the eyes ...

Among the latest contenders in the fight against drug-resistant infections is a striking, black beetle with fiery red spots and orange-tipped antennae. Known for spending much of its life ...

In a significant scientific advancement, Indian and German researchers have identified six new scarab beetle species from India's biodiverse regions. The Zoological Survey of India, collaborating ...

A 3-year-old girl in Israel found an ancient Canaanite amulet shaped like a scarab while she was out walking with her family.