Baltic Amber Trade
I caught the special on the PBS channel NOVA last night hosted by David Attenborough on amber, something I've always thought was a intensely fascinating substance. It reminded me I had a tiny glossary entry on About Archaeology that doesn't really do justice to the amber trade. Several years ago, I saw a baltic amber necklace on sale in a junk shop, but couldn't come up with the money to buy it. I've regretted it ever since.
Baltic amber was one of the most important trade items for much of prehistory, the reasons for which become very clear in Attenborough's program.
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