"I showed it to my mother, and she said it was just an ordinary stone or a bead," the girl said, describing the moments after ...

Some amulets are in the shape of scarab beetles, as the ancient Egyptians associated scarabs with the movement of the sun across the sky. Other amulets are in the shape of Egyptian deities ...

During a family trip near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, 12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner found an ancient scarab.

Archaeologists struck gold by discovering 13 golden tongues, nails, and other priceless treasures in an Ancient Egyptian mass ...

Some of the amulets are shaped like scarab beetles, which were thought to be imbued with magical properties in ancient Egypt. One of the mummies was even found with a heart scarab. This was a ...

MORE than a dozen Egyptian mummies embellished with gold tongues and fingernails have been uncovered by archaeologists. Surrounded by ancient amulets, the colourful 2,000-year-old tombs were found ...

The ancient tomb contains about 300 mummies, the University of Barcelona said in a Dec. 16 news release. So far, ...

The scarab is an amulet designed in the shape of a dung beetle. This beetle, considered sacred in the eyes of the ancient Egyptians, was a symbol of new life, because it would create a dung ball ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a "remarkable" collection of artifacts at the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple. An Egyptian-Dominican research mission made the finds in the ancient city of ...

During a family trip near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, Israel, Dafna Filshteiner discovered an ancient amulet dating back approximately 3,500 years.

which in Egyptian means ‘good' or ‘chosen'. There is also another symbol which looks like a royal staff." The scarab is an amulet designed in the shape of a dung beetle. This beetle, considered sacred ...

Archaeologists uncover richly decorated Ptolemaic tombs, golden-tongued mummies, and rare artifacts in Egypts Al-Bahnasa, ...