“The larger nodule had a dull and cloudy surface and a translucent core.” The beads were identified as amber, something that ...

Cosmos reports that the beads all appeared to be carved from amber, but none of them were actually made of the prized ancient tree sap. The beads from Cova del Gegant were made of pine resin ...

Iron Age amber beads from the Baltic Sea found in Syria. Credit: M. N. Mortensen et al. / National Museum of Denmark A recent analysis of beads discovered in the ancient city of Hama, Syria, has ...

In Steven Spielberg’s classic film Jurassic Park, scientists use DNA from a prehistoric mosquito preserved in amber to clone dinosaurs, bringing the long-dead creatures back to life. People have ...

Amber, shale, siltstone, faience and tin beads were also discovered. Prehistoric jewellery expert Alison Sheridan said their survival, at Must Farm, was "absolutely thrilling". Cambridge ...