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

The Egyptian beetle, or Scarabaeus sacer, is a dung beetle that lives in a variety of environments, from the desert to the ...

The scarab beetle was one of the most prevalent symbols of ancient Egypt, found in all sorts of tombs beyond ... from the hieroglyphics on the walls to all sorts of jewelry—this was because it had so ...

When curator of Egyptian archaeology Nir Or Lev began ... by using the activity booklets to follow the trail of the falcon, scarab beetle, cat, or jackal; or they can follow the explanatory ...

Not since the nature-obsessed Victorian era have jewelry designers expressed ... honoring the scarab-face god of ancient Egypt. The scarab beetle is one of at least a dozen creatures — including ...

You may like 2,600-year-old jewelry stash from ancient Egypt includes gold statuette ... form of a discoid (disc-shaped) beetle." She added that the heart scarab measured about 1.5 inches (4 ...

Egyptian authorities announced on Friday. Along with the 11 sealed burials, the archaeologists also found jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, two copper mirrors with ivory handles, and scarab ...

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities ... The scarab’s name comes from the Egyptian word "hprr," which means “to come into being” or “to be ...

Dafna Filshteiner, 12, holds a 3,500-year-old Egyptian ... The scarab’s unique design highlights its dual role as a sacred object and a symbol of authority. Shaped like a dung beetle, the ...

What it tells us about the past: This amulet, shaped like a scarab beetle, was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman named Hatnefer. But the charm, which was intended to assist ...