During a recent family trip to Tel Azekah in Israel, 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan discovered an ancient scarab amulet from 3,800 years ago while strolling along a path. Credit: Emil Aladjem/IAA via Pen ...

The Canaanite scarab amulet, which dates to the Middle Bronze Age, was camouflaged among a the gravel on a path nearby an archaeology site in Israel. The find was reported and will now go on ...

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.

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 ...