The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...

Wedjat amulets first appeared around 2200 B.C. and the Eye of Horus was also drawn on coffins ... Yamamoto noted that at that time, ancient Egyptians started writing a series of religious texts ...

As an amulet it was thought to fight ... worshipped from the very beginning of the ancient Egyptian period, right through to the end. The Eye of Horus became one of the most important symbols ...

Emil Aladjem / Israel Antiquities Authority Ziv Nitzan was on a hike with her family when a rock on the ground caught her eye ...