Nearly a century ago, Danish archaeologists traveled to the site of the ancient city of Hama, a region that was occupied for close to 8,000 years. Hama, now in modern-day Syria, was first occupied ...

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 ...

The Baltic Sea region contains the world's largest ... He used a tabletop jar rolling mill, in which the jar is filled with ceramic beads and amber pebbles and rotated on its side.

Amber -- sticky tree resin that hardens and preserves what's inside -- is a window into ancient times. Sometimes it's art, too. A flower trapped in Baltic amber is a stunner for both its size and ...

The antarogekko balticus, a new genus and species of gecko from the Lower Eocene of north-western Russia is described from a superbly preserved specimen in Baltic amber. It is the oldest gekkonid ...

Almost 40 million years ago a flower bloomed in a Baltic conifer forest ... Scientists have taken a fresh look at the unique amber fossil, which was first documented in 1872 as belonging to ...

From severing energy ties with Russia to making waves in Hollywood and redefining luxury cuisine with its coveted Baltic amber, Lithuania is proving that country size is no barrier to influence.