The Ancient Egyptians revered several species, particularly the sacred scarab, Scarabaeus sacer. These scarab beetles feature in religious and funerary art from statues to jewellery. They are said to ...

The dung beetle was “considered sacred” and was “a symbol of new life” and “the embodiment of the divine creator,” the IAA noted in their announcement. “The scarab amulets found in ...

The scarab, or dung beetle, was a sacred symbol of resurrection and crucial in the imagery relating to the passage to the afterlife. It was a common article of funeral equipment. The scarab beetle ...

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.

(credit: Emil Aladjem, Antiquities Authority) Generally, scarabs were viewed as sacred ... beetle lays its eggs inside said balls, the Israel Antiquities Authority noted. Aside from the scarab ...