Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan inadvertently discovered an ancient scarab amulet dating back 3,800 years in Beit Shemesh. The relic, a significant find for the Israel Antiquities Authority, highlights the ...

When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. This amulet, shaped like a scarab beetle, was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman named Hatnefer. But the charm, which was intended to assist ...

NATAL, South Africa, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Scientists say they've identified two new species of scarab beetles -- famous as the sacred beetles of ancient Egypt -- in southern Africa. Surprisingly, the ...

SAQQARA, Egypt (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Egypt said on Saturday they had discovered a rare collection of mummified scarab beetles, as well as an apparently pristine Fifth Dynasty tomb that they ...

As if there wasn’t enough evidence to show that ancient Egyptians are history’s most enthusiastic cat lovers, a feline frenzy was found inside a 4,500-year-old tomb recently discovered in the Saqqara ...

When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. Related: Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail What it tells us about the past: This amulet, shaped like a ...