as the beetle lays its eggs inside said balls, the Israel Antiquities Authority noted. Aside from the scarab, the scorpions on the amulet may also hold a religious significance to ancient ...

A brief lesson in Egyptology Items of jewellery such as rings have been unearthed, along with coloured pottery vessels, scarab beetle amulets and mud bricks bearing seals of Amenhotep III.

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey attempt to solve the mystery of why scarab beetles were buried with mummies. In 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by the archaeologist Howard Carter.