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

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 ...

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