Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey attempt to solve the mystery of why scarab ... times of the Ancient Egyptians. The colourful wall paintings depict some of the gods. The beetle or scarab ...

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and ...

The Ancient Egyptians revered several species, particularly the sacred scarab, Scarabaeus sacer. These scarab beetles feature in religious and funerary art from statues to jewellery. They are said to ...

Inside, Youssef and his colleagues found signs that the people buried here had wealth and privilege: gilded masks, a finely carved falcon and a painted scarab beetle rolling the sun across the sky.

This specific type of beetle was considered sacred in ancient Egyptian ... scarab Ziv found also reminds us that in the Land of Israel, even children can be a part of discovering history.” ...