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Melanie PhillipsJanuary 12, 2023

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3,000-year-old scarab found in Israel during school field trip

November 30, 2022

The seal appears to depict the bestowing of legitimacy on a local ruler, a scene experts say matches the geopolitical reality in the area during the Late Bronze Age, when the Canaanites were ruled by Egypt.

A 3000-year-old scarab discovered during a school field trip to Azor, located southeast of Tel Aviv, Israel. Credit: Gilad Stern/Israel Antiquities Authority.

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