amber retains a high value in present-day jewellery. 'Baltic' amber from Scandinavia is often cited as a key material circulating in prehistoric Europe, but in a new study published today in PLOS ...

I was in Poland's capital city attending a trade show called “Gold Silver and Time” but one cannot discuss the Polish jewelry industry without including Baltic amber, the prehistoric tree ...

In the Baltic region, amber held great religious ... During the Middle Ages, amber jewellery symbolised wealth and power for European nobility who used it to adorn crowns, sceptres and other ...

Baltic amber is also considered the highest quality ... HUMANS HAVE USED AMBER IN JEWELRY SINCE AT LEAST 11,000 BCE. Amber which was polished and carved to make jewelry or decorations dating ...

For many thousands of years, the fossilized tree resin known as amber has entranced jewelry makers and inspired ... from a superbly preserved specimen in Baltic amber. It is the oldest gekkonid ...

Running through March 14, the event highlights Baltic amber craftsmanship, with a fashion and jewelry showcase on opening day and a public open day for art students on Friday. AMBERIF strengthens ...

Spanning Neolithic jewellery, immaculately designed Catholic ... China and mass-produced kitsch from the Soviet Union, “Amber: Baltic Gold” at City University of Hong Kong in Kowloon Tong ...