A rare Egyptian scarab seal, possibly belonging to a senior Egyptian official, was found at the Tel Shiloh archaeological site in Samaria. Archaeologists estimate it is 3,000 years old. The scarabs ...

Through September 30, 2006 @ The Karpeles in Buffalo Porter Hall – 453 Porter Ave. in Buffalo. Egypt was the birthplace of one of the world’s oldest civilizations. The Egyptian people were probably ...

A 12-year-old girl accidentally discovered an ancient 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab on a hike in Israel recently. Dafna Filshteiner was hiking below the ancient site of Tel Qana in Hod Hasharon – ...

The dung beetle-shaped scarab depicts what seems to be an Egyptian ruler bestowing legitimacy on a new local leader around 3,000 years ago. The scarab, showing a seated figure on the right and a ...

The Ancient Samaria Sifting Center will open to the public during Sukkot. Rare finds were discovered during excavations.

Today, dozens of intact mummies of any species are a relatively rare find for archaeologists, but mummifying cats and other animals was a common practice in Egypt for thousands of years. The Saqqara ...

Jewellers today are becoming bolder in their use of Ancient Egyptian motifs. Paris-based Boucheron nods to the Ancient ...

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