A young girl on a family hike near the central city of Hod Hasharon recently discovered a small Egyptian stone amulet, thousands of years old, lying out in the open, the Israel Antiquities ...

What the young girl found turned out to be an Egyptian amulet dating back to the New Kingdom period, about 3,500 years ago. The amulet took the shape of a dung beetle, which was sacred in Ancient ...

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or ... The scarab’s name comes from the Egyptian word "hprr," which means “to come into being” or “to be created,” according to the authority ...

Throughout history, amulets were not just protective talismans but also fashionable accessories, proudly worn by the elite to signal their faith, wealth, and cultural standing. In ancient Egypt ...

12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner found a 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian amulet while hiking in a suburb of Tel Aviv. The finding, outlined in a December 4 statement by the Israel Antiquities ...

An ancient Egyptian scarab amulet dating back around 3,500 years was found near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon by 12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner during a family trip, the Israel Antiquities ...

A 12-year-old girl hiking with her family stumbled upon a 3,500-year-old Egyptian amulet, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Thursday. “I was looking down at the ground to find porcupine ...

While on a hike with her family, a child stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet. It will go on display in an upcoming exhibition. By Jonathan Wolfe A 3½-year-old in Israel recently made ...

Popular in ancient Egypt, amulets in the shape of a dung beetle often come with ornate designs. The dung beetle was revered in ancient Egypt, considered sacred and a symbol of new life.