School Trip Leads to Discovery of Ancient Scarab at Tel Gezer

Adapted by News by Levels November 3, 2026

A student reported the Egyptian-style amulet, which an expert dates to the Late Bronze Age.

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

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Read and understand · 1/3What does the article say about the discovery date? The joint release did not specify it. It was the same day as the November 2 release. It was exactly November 3.

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The joint release did not specify it.. The first paragraph distinguishes the release date from the unspecified discovery date.

Clue: An American student found an approximately 3,300-year-old scarab amulet during a school visit to the archaeological site of Tel Gezer in Israel. The student's school and the Israel Antiquities Authority described the find in a joint release dated November 2; they did not specify the discovery date.

Read and understand · 2/3Who received the reported find for the national collection? The student, for his private collection A teacher, for the school's own collection The antiquities authority

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The antiquities authority. The second paragraph says the antiquities authority collected it for the national collection.

Clue: Shiloh Attoun, 17, noticed the small object on the ground. He and a school official reported it to the antiquities authority, which collected it for the national collection.

Read and understand · 3/3How did the expert describe the cobra symbol? As a symbol for the modern city of Tel Gezer As protective and royal in ancient Egypt and the southern Levant As a sign used only by traders in ancient Rome

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As protective and royal in ancient Egypt and the southern Levant. The final paragraph attributes the protective and royal interpretation to Ido Koch.

Clue: The beetle-shaped seal depicts two cobras. According to the announcement, Tel Aviv University archaeologist Ido Koch dated it to the Late Bronze Age and identified the cobra as a protective and royal symbol in ancient Egypt and the southern Levant.

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Archaeologist Ido Koch dated it to the Late Bronze Age. He identified its two-cobra image with a protective and royal symbol in ancient Egypt and the southern Levant.

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