Amber – the fossil resin of coniferous trees appeared at least 40 million years ago. To this day, it hasn’t been possible to determine explicitly which plant gave rise to the fossil.

Baltic amber is above all the noblest organic mineral from fossil resins. There are more than one hundred variations around the world, and one of them is a resin, which comes from the specific variant of a pine tree – pinus succinifera.

Succinite is another name for Baltic amber – the most recognized resin. For our ancestors, it was a tree sap and for this reason, they gave it the name sucinum. The same kind of fossil resin, but not the same variety, belongs to the amber called rivnieński, originating from Rivne (Ukraine). In Central Germany, the […]

For thousands of years, amber has been used as a decorative element in jewellery-making. It’s known in traditional medicine, in which it’s used in the production of medicinal tinctures.

According to the opinion of various specialists and researches, amber is a hardened fossil resin of evergreen trees from Neolithic times. The species of the trees has not been clearly defined yet.

Amber in Poland is associated unambiguously with the Baltic Sea. The Baltic beach, Kurpie and Amber Road are located where the possibility of finding this fossil is the greatest.

The Amber Route is a trade route between the Mediterranean countries and ancient Rome with the lands located on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea.

Amber is a natural treasure which can be found thrown out by waves on the shore or gathered in special mines. The stones are used in many different ways. They are used as elements of jewelry or as an addition to medical substances. Amber is also crucial for learning the history of the world because, […]

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Amber manufacturers from Gdańsk are a special type of manufacturers who specialize in the processing amber and the production of various products from that precious stone. This profession was created in 1477. It functioned until the XVII/XIX century.