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

Jerusalem Post Israel news Israel Culture Cats, dogs, and dung beetles: Discovering the animal world of ancient Egypt Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum ...

The Scarab was named after the sacred Egyptian dung beetle and represents rebirth, resurrection, and renewal. With its bulbous, puffy appearance, the vehicle looked very much like a beetle.

Many of the burials date later than the other finds at Saqqara, to the era of Greek rule in Egypt following the Late Period, after Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Great’s top generals, founded a ...

A chair shaped like a hooded cobra and a table that evokes a scarab beetle feature in designer Omar Chakil's Transcendence series. Chakil's collectible furniture and objects look to embody a ...

Archaeology & History 3-Year-Old Girl Discovers Rare Scarab Seal on a Family Outing The site where she stumbled upon the tiny item shows up in the battle of David and Goliath.

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.

The 1922 discovery of King Tut’s tomb sparked an international craze for all things ancient Egypt. Scarab beetles, a frequently occurring symbol of protection and resurrection, subsequently became a ...