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THE HISTORY OF THE AMAZING SCARAB BEETLES

Scarab Beetles can be found in South America and Egypt. The dung beetle fossils date back 40 million years. The Egyptians immortalized the scarab beetle as sacred . The Egyptians believed that the scarab beetle represented their sun god, Ra. Ra was the Egyptian god who rolled the sun across the sky and buried it each night. The scarab beetle became so sacred that they were put on unique stones to wear as jewelry. Archaeologists have also uncovered some evidence that Indians tribes_in South America also viewed the scarab beetle_as a religious symbol.

Ancient amulets were used for the deceased and the living. Amulets were believed to endow the wearer with the characteristics depicted in the art. Scarab beetle amulets portrayed the beetle's persistence in rolling a dung ball and the reemergence of the beetle from its hole in the ground. The scarab beetle became the symbol of spontaneous generation, new life, and resurrection.