The Amber Book
Table of Contents
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Publisher's Foreword
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9
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Amber facts
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10
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The raw material for most of today's amber was produced around 20-50 million years ago
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12
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Thanks to amber, we know that the insects of millions of years ago don't differ much from those living today
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24
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Are there dinosaurs in amber?
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39
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The curious belief that amber came from lynx urine may be a result of a linguistic misinterpretation
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42
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European amber is found mostly on the coasts of the Baltic and North Seas
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47
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Amber exists in many parts of the world, but its quality, origin, and age differ significantly from place to place
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52
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In the East Baltic region of Samland, amber was fished with nets from boats or by wading into the water from the shore
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Both medicine and magic have attributed healing and protective qualities to amber
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Residential and grave site excavations indicate that amber was valued highly as far back as the early Stone Age, when it was worn as amulets or as jewelry
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71
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After centuries of artistic innovation, interest in amber crafting declined and was not rekindled until modern times
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There are several methods for testing whether a piece of amber is genuine
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Jewelry made from natural amber becomes more beautiful the more it is worn
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120
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Other amber facts
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122
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Bibliography
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129
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