When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. Related: Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail What it tells us about the past: This amulet, shaped like a ...

A 3 ½-year-old girl vacationing in Israel found more than seashells during a family vacation early last month, instead digging up an amulet more than 1,000 times her age. Ziv Nitzan, from Moshav Ramot ...

SAQQARA, Egypt (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Egypt said on Saturday they had discovered a rare collection of mummified scarab beetles, as well as an apparently pristine Fifth Dynasty tomb that they ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...