A 2,200-year-old Celtic settlement containing several hundred coins and over 1,000 pieces of jewelry has been discovered in ...

The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic coast, reaching areas of the Mediterranean along a route known as the ...

Close-up of two of the amber beads. Credit: M. N. Mortensen et al. / National Museum of Denmark . According to Dr. Mette Marie Hald, a co-author of the study from the National Museum of Denmark, Hama ...

The chemical signature could then be compared to known amber from the Baltic region, and it was a near-perfect match, researchers said. This means that the “Amber Road” extended all the way to ...

Old Town, Neptune Fountain, Amber Museum, Battle of Westerplatte, St. Mary’s Basilica. Christine explores Gdanńsk’s history as a Baltic seaport and its medieval trade with Holland. In Main ...

This bloom preserved in amber more than 33 million years old is a giant among flowers trapped in amber. Carola Radke, MfN (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin) ... the so-called Baltic amber forest, ...

The largest known flower fossil to be preserved in amber, thought to be at least 34 million years old, has been described by scientists as “extraordinary and beautiful” (Carola Radke/Museum ...

Almost 40 million years ago a flower bloomed in a Baltic conifer forest. Dripping tree resin encased the petals and pollen, forever showcasing an ephemeral moment in our planet’s past.

This beautiful flower was trapped in amber between 33 million and 38 million years ago, ... says Eva-Maria Sadowski at the Natural History Museum in Berlin, ... is encased in Baltic amber.

Carola Radke/Museum für Naturkunde Berlin This particular flower grew in the Baltic forests of Northern Europe. "Although [this forest] is a famous amber deposit, we still know little about its ...