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

The front is fashioned into a scarab or dung beetle, which has a strong link to the Egyptian pantheon of gods. The name scarab itself translates into "coming into being" or "who brings into being".

An ancient Egyptian scarab was discovered during a field trip to Azor, located a few miles outside of Tel Aviv, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed Wednesday.

Carved amulets, seals, or illustrations of scarabs are common at Egyptian sites, because the god Ra was believed to take the form of a scarab to roll the Sun above the horizon every morning.

MORE than a dozen Egyptian mummies embellished with gold ... an important archaeological site in Middle Egypt. Scarabs for the gods Isis, Horus and Thoth and the symbol of Djed were also found ...

Carved into the scarab is the picture of an Egyptian pharoah ... Egyptians believed that these beetles were a representation of God because of the way they roll balls of dung two times their ...

The colourful wall paintings depict some of the gods. The beetle or scarab represents the Egyptian god Khepri. Students could write a diary entry from the perspective of Howard Carter on the day ...

The colourful wall paintings depict some of the gods. The beetle or scarab represents the Egyptian god Khepri. Students could write a diary entry from the perspective of Howard Carter on the day ...

Horus was considered the god of the sky in Ancient Egypt and ... several of which were made from pure gold, and bearing scarab shapes. The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany said ...