making Słupcio a powerful Stone Age amulet. Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues ...

floats in seawater, is translucent when polished, and smells fragrant when burned — may have been perceived as imbuing the material with magic, making Słupcio a powerful Stone Age amulet.

Archaeologists have confirmed that a “beautiful stone” picked up by a child in Israel’s Tel Azekah area is actually a Bronze Age scarab amulet made over 3,800 years ago. Ziv Nitzan ...

Archaeologists have confirmed that a “beautiful stone” picked up by a child in Israel’s Tel Azekah area is actually a Bronze Age scarab amulet made over 3,800 years ago. Ziv Nitzan, 3, found the stone ...

The symbol was popular in Ancient Egyptian culture and was found at a site known for its archaeological significance.

A "beautiful stone" picked up by a three-year-old girl in Israel has been revealed by archaeologists to be a rare 3,800-year-old scarab amulet. The Bronze Age artefact was found by the toddler ...

A 3-year-old girl in Israel found an ancient Canaanite amulet shaped like a scarab while she was out walking with her family.