Keep reading to find out ten facts about the Egyptian scarab that might surprise you! The scarab was a symbol of the sun ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

An ancient Egyptian scarab was discovered during a field trip ... a silicate material coated with a bluish-green glaze. It may have dropped from the hands of an important figure of authority ...

Scarabs are distinctly Egyptian, but there have been hundreds ... a silicate material coated with a bluish-green glaze. "It may have dropped from the hands of an important figure of authority ...

The Egyptian word for this sacred beetle, scarab, comes from the verb meaning “to form” or “to be created,” according to the Israel Antiquities Authority. “The scarab is indeed a ...

Egyptian authorities announced on Friday. Along with the 11 sealed burials, the archaeologists also found jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, two copper mirrors with ivory handles, and scarab ...

Dr. Amit Dagan and Dafna Filshteiner recount the discovery of a Bronze Age Egyptian Scarab amulet. (Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority) An ancient Egyptian scarab amulet dating back around 3,500 ...

A 12-year-old girl accidentally discovered an ancient 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab on a hike in Israel recently. Dafna Filshteiner was hiking below the ancient site of Tel Qana in Hod Hasharon – ...

Their young would then hatch from these balls of dung. The scarab’s name comes from the Egyptian word "hprr," which means “to come into being” or “to be created,” according to the ...

Dafna Filshteiner, 12, holds a 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab she found during a family hike. A 12-year-old girl hiking with her family stumbled upon a 3,500-year-old Egyptian amulet, the Israel ...