Israeli hiker finds 2,800-year-old scarab amulet The carnelian amulet may be evidence of an Assyrian presence in the citadel of Tel Rekhesh, according to Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Itzik Paz. Pesach Benson Feb. 7, 2024
3,000-year-old scarab found in Israel during school field trip 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. Nov. 30, 2022
