17-year-old boy finds 3,300-year-old amulet at Tel Gezer National Park

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Shiloh Atun, a 17-year-old high school student from the US, found an ancient Egyptian scarab amulet from the Late Bronze Age at Tel Gezer National Park, with two cobras depicted on it. According to Ynet, the boy said that just before, they had been talking about the low chances of finding such an artifact. According to Walla, it was his first trip to Israel.

According to Israel Hayom, the boy found the amulet during an educational tour by the Mass in Israel high school of the JNF-USA organization. Atun received a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship from the Israel Antiquities Authority.