Since the middle ages, Gdańsk has been proclaimed the world’s capital of amber. Many writers and poets wrote about Gdańsk as this superior source of amber. In ancient times Baltic amber from Gdańsk was transported to the Roman Empire.

Previously mentioned research has proven that natural amber (in its powder form) may be used in the treatment of many different diseases and sicknesses, and also have a positive effect on the skin.

Amber gained popularity in amber as a remedy for teething. Ambra dei Bimbi – the necklaces and bracelets for children with natural baltic amber (the name derives from one of the producers).

An amber cup from the Bronze Age was found in southern England. It was a part of a grave (from the Bronze Age, i.e. around 1500 B.C.) discovered in 1856 in Hove, East Sussex.

Pliny the Elder in his Historia Naturalis presented a more realistic origin of amber. He believed that amber has its origins in a pine tree growing on the islands of the North Ocean, and to be more precise, from the juices of those trees.

The head of the tiniest dinosaur which lived 100 million years ago has been discovered in amber. Amber was found in Myanmar, Burma. The results of the research have been published in “Nature” magazine.

Baltic Amber (succinite) is fossil resin, dated back to 40 million years ago. According to research conducted in the XIX century, it was produced by the tree Pinus succinifera. It is not the only resin which preserved until today.

On Thursday, 6th of February, NBP (Narodowy Bank Polski) released a special silver collectable coin of 50 PLN denomination to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the symbolic marriage of Poland and the Baltic Sea. The coin has a huge value! One coin costs 830 PLN. It is available on the Kolekcjoner portal and in NBP […]

            Archaeologists claim that amber may be the first stone used in making various ornaments. It doesn’t have such properties as flint, so it was useless in the production of tools. However, its decorative values were and still are appreciated by many and the jewel itself is admired by everyone nowadays. When in ancient Rome […]

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. However, it is not so easy as it may seem. On the one hand, this process requires a lot of patience, but on the other, it’s […]