as the beetle lays its eggs inside said balls, the Israel Antiquities Authority noted. Aside from the scarab, the scorpions on the amulet may also hold a religious significance to ancient ...

Peering into an underground cavern in central Egypt, archaeologists came face-to-face with dozens of dusty ancient mummies and knew they’d uncovered something significant. Photos show some of the tomb ...

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey attempt to solve the mystery of why scarab beetles were buried with mummies. In 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by the archaeologist Howard Carter.