American Teen Finds 3,300-Year-Old Amulet in Israel

A 17-year-old high school student made the discovery of a lifetime during a field trip to an ancient park.

A high school student from America just found something incredible. While on a school trip to Tel Gezer National Park in Israel, 17-year-old Shiloh Attoun spotted a tiny object on the ground. It turns out to be an ancient amulet. It is a scarab, which is a small stone carved to look like a beetle. These were very popular in ancient Egypt. Experts say the object is about 3,300 years old. That is a very long time ago. It dates back to the time of the Egyptian pharaohs. Shiloh was part of a group learning about history and archaeology. She was in the right place at the right time. Finding som…