Researchers from the National Museum find amber from the Baltic Sea in ancient Syria

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A detailed analysis of accounts found in the ancient city of Hama, in Syria, highlights the importance of this city in the long-distance exchange networks during the Iron Age and the Mesopotamian desire for “exotic” goods. Hama, located in western Syria, is known for being the oldest settlement [...]

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Researchers from the National Museum in Copenhagen have discovered amber in a more than 3,000-year-old Syrian tomb that was excavated by Danish archaeologists 90 years ago. Now researchers have succeeded in proving that the ancient amber originated in the Baltic Sea. The ravet may even originate from Denmark. The research has been brought in the well-regarded international journal Antiquity, writes the museum in a press release.In the 1930s, mor…