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Student Finds an Ancient Object

A teenager found an old amulet on a school trip.

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Source: Muss High School and Israel Antiquities Authority, 2026-11-02.

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Read and understand · 1/3About how old is the object?

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3,300 years. The first paragraph estimates the object's age at about 3,300 years.

Clue: A 17-year-old student found an ancient object during a school trip in Israel. The object is about 3,300 years old.

Read and understand · 2/3What shape is the amulet?

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A beetle. The second paragraph says the amulet is shaped like a beetle; snakes appear as pictures.

Clue: The small amulet is shaped like a beetle. It also has pictures of snakes. The student found it at Tel Gezer and told a school official. They reported it to the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Read and understand · 3/3Where is the object now?

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In a national collection. The last sentence says the object is now in a national collection.

Clue: The student's school and the authority announced the find on November 2. The object is now in a national collection.

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Describe the amulet's shape and explain what happened after the student found it.

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It is shaped like a beetle and has pictures of snakes. The student and a school official reported it to the antiquities authority, and it is now in a national collection.

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