The English word scarab doesn't only mean beetle, but also a culture of functional and decorative sculptural jewelry based on ...

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in the news release. Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the ...

Scarabs are small, decorated objects that originated in ancient Egypt. They’re typically shaped like dung beetles, which ancient Egyptians considered a sacred symbol of new life, per the IAA.

This specific type of beetle was considered sacred in ancient Egyptian society and was symbolic of new life. Researchers believe that the Egyptians saw the scarab as a symbol of the incarnation of ...