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Girl (12) discovers 3,000 year old Egyptian amulet in Jersualem

 Neshama Spielman (12) found a pendant-shaped amulet bearing the name of the ancient Egyptian ruler Thutmose III
 Neshama Spielman (12) found a pendant-shaped amulet bearing the name of the ancient Egyptian ruler Thutmose III  Neshama Spielman (12) found a pendant-shaped amulet bearing the name of the ancient Egyptian ruler Thutmose III

AN Israeli girl has discovered an ancient Egyptian amulet dating back more than 3,200 years to the days of the Pharaohs.

Neshama Spielman (12) 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.

More than 170,000 volunteers have participated since the project began in 2004.

The girl said she found the amulet four years ago, when she was eight.

Zeev Orenstein, an official with the City of David foundation which supports the sifting project, explained that it can take years to determine the provenance and importance of such archaeological finds.