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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.715289
Photos: 12-Year-Old Israeli Girl Discovers Ancient Egyptian Amulet
(AP-Ha'aretz) A 12-year-old Israeli girl has discovered an ancient Egyptian amulet dating back more than 3,200 years to the days of the Pharaohs. Neshama Spielman and her family took part in the Temple Mount Sifting Project, an initiative to sort through earth discarded from the area of the biblical temples in Jerusalem. There she found a pendant-shaped amulet bearing the name of the Egyptian ruler Thutmose III.