Stone found by three-year-old during stroll turns out to be 3,800-year-old scarab amulet - Canaanites used scarabs designed ...

A 3-year-old girl in Israel found an ancient Canaanite amulet shaped like a scarab while she was out walking with her family.

Ziv Nitzan, a 3½-year-old girl, found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in Israel ...

Ancient Egyptians also believed that a god in the form of a giant scarab rolled the sun like a huge ball through the sky each day, giving life to the world. The underside of Freud's heart scarab ...

These scarab beetles feature in religious and funerary art from statues to jewellery. They are said to represent Khepri, the god of the rising Sun. Philosophers link the images of scarabs and balls to ...