“Unbelievable Discovery: Toddler Unearths Ancient Canaanite Amulet at Historic Battleground of David and Goliath!”
“We were walking along the path, and then Ziv bent down — and out of all the stones around her, she picked up this particular stone,” her sister Omer said, according to a Facebook post by the Israel Antiquities Authority. “When she rubbed it and removed the sand from it, we saw something was different about it. I called my parents to come see the beautiful stone, and we realized we had discovered an archaeological find! We immediately reported this to the Israel Antiquities Authority.”
Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities AuthorityThe other side of the amulet.
Ziv was awarded a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship after her family reported the discovery. The scarab amulet was then handed over to the IAA and will soon be included in a special display for Passover at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel, alongside other finds from ancient Egypt and Canaan.
Meanwhile, experts examined the scarab amulet that Ziv found and have released more information about the artifact’s history.
Experts Identify The Amulet As A 3,800-Year-Old Canaanite Artifact
Dr. Daphna Ben-Tor, an expert in ancient amulets and seals, examined the artifact and determined it to be a Canaanite scarab from the Middle Bronze Age.
“Scarabs were used in this period as seals and amulets,” she said, per the IAA announcement. “They were found in graves, in public buildings, and in private homes. Sometimes they bear symbols and messages that reflect religious beliefs or status.”
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