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.

Ziv Nitzan, 3, discovered a 3,800-year-old Canaanite scarab amulet while hiking with her family. She found the seal while at Tel Azekah in early March. The seal will be displayed in a special ...

The scarab was either used as a seal or amulet, according to Dr. Daphna Ben-Tor. "[Scarabs] were found in graves, in public buildings and in private homes," the expert was quoted as saying.

While visiting the archaeological site Tel Azekah, some 50 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan found a scarab amulet believed to belong to Canaanite communities dating back as far ...

Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan holding an ancient 3,800-year-old Canaanite scarab amulet ...

The young girl from Moshav Ramot Meir uncovered an ancient scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh. The seal in the hand of 3.5-year-old Ziv. (photo credit: EMIL ALADJEM ...

In fact, even the insect’s name in Egyptian derives from the verb “to be created”, as ancient Egyptians viewed the scarab as a symbol of the incarnation of god. Archaeologists have been ...

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 made over 3,800 years ago. Ziv Nitzan, 3, found the stone ...