After looking online, the family realized the importance of the object and contacted the Israel Antiquities Authority.

During a family trip near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, 12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner found an ancient scarab.

Dafna Filshteiner discovered a small scorpion-adorned scarab amulet lying out in the open near Tel Qana outside of Hod ...

A 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet was discovered near Hod Hasharon by 12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner during a family hike. The artifact, linked to Egypt’s New Kingdom period, is now on display at ...

A 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet was discovered near Hod Hasharon by 12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner during a family hike. The artifact, linked to Egypt’s New Kingdom period, is now on display at ...

"I showed it to my mother, and she said it was just an ordinary stone or a bead," the girl said, describing the moments after ...

On a family hike near an archeological site, a 12-year-old picked up an interesting stone and discovered that it was a ...

JERUSALEM, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A 12-year-old Israeli girl found a 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a statement on Thursday. The beetle-like amulet, ...

A young girl on a family hike near the central city of Hod Hasharon recently discovered a small Egyptian stone amulet, thousands of years old, lying out in the open, the Israel Antiquities ...

Dr. Amit Dagan and Dafna Filshteiner recount the discovery of a Bronze Age Egyptian Scarab amulet. (Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority) An ancient Egyptian scarab amulet dating back around 3,500 ...

12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner found a 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian amulet while hiking in a suburb of Tel Aviv. The ...

Another decoration on the amulet is the nefer symbol, which in Egyptian means ‘good' or ‘chosen'. There is also another symbol which looks like a royal staff." The scarab is an amulet designed ...