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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Stone found by three-year-old during stroll turns out to be 3,800-year-old scarab amulet

Archaeologists have confirmed that a “beautiful stone” picked up by a child in Israel’s Tel Azekah area is actually a Bronze Age scarab amulet made over 3,800 years ago.

Ziv Nitzan, 3, found the stone during a stroll along a dirt path that had gravel spread on it, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a statement.

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