Tag Archive for 'Scarab beetle'

The 2,800-year-old amulet-seal from the site of Tel Rekhesh, Israel. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Ancient Assyrian Scarab-Shaped Seal Found in Israel

Apr 3, 2024 by News Staff

The rare amulet-seal is at least 2,800 years old (First Temple period), according to a team of experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University...

The 3,000-year-old scarab seal found in Azor, Israel. Image credit: Israel Antiquity Authority.

3,000-Year-Old Scarab Seal Unearthed in Israel

Dec 21, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The scene depicted on this ancient scarab seal ‘represents the bestowing of legitimacy on a local ruler,’ according to archaeologists from the Israel...

Gyronotus perissinottoi at the Umthamvuna Nature Reserve, South Africa. Image credit: Lynette Clennell.

Two New Species of Mysterious Scarab Beetles Found in Southern Africa

Oct 22, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Entomologists Dr Renzo Perissinotto from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and Dr Philippe Moretto from France...