October
29
/ 2022
Amber, or succinite as a mineralogist might call it, hails from simple beginnings. It is simply fossilized tree sap. For something so humble, it has managed to captivate the human imagination for millennia. Maybe it’s the fact it is easily shaped into beautiful forms. Or maybe it's the experience of holding something in your hands that was once part of a living thing millions of years ago. Whatever the reason, humans have been fascinated by amber for a long time. Not just pretty to look at, for many ancient peoples it had strange magical properties. So where did this obsession with amber come from? Myths about Amber’s Mysterious Origin Ancient Mediterranean cultures were particularly enamored with amber. While amber could
