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

A CLEVER team of archaeologists have unearthed a trio of ancient tombs which all belonged to a peculiar set of Egyptians. The ...

The scarab beetle was one of the most prevalent symbols of ancient ... Scarabs adorned his tomb in a number of places, from the hieroglyphics on the walls to all sorts of jewelry—this was because it ...

Of them, 176 hieroglyphs, nearly a quarter ... In the final section, children meet the scarab beetle -- the dung beetle that represented the sun god Ra. “This beetle rolls a ball 1,000 times ...

Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority The amulet’s design features two scorpions positioned head-to-tail, the hieroglyph ... word for this sacred beetle, scarab, comes from the verb ...