Amber jewellery has always been much sought after and, through trade, amber pieces often ended 1 in areas distant from their source. The discovery of amber thought to 2 come from the Baltic but found in caches, excavations, and burial grounds throughout Europe and North Africa has led to the reconstruction of the ancient amber trade routes. These routes, the details of 3 are still somewhat controversial, varied depending upon the amber source and the period, but were active during the Greek and Roman periods. 4 distant trade accounts for the finding of Baltic amber beads in Etruscan tomb as well as in excavations in Mycenae, Egypt, and Rome. Amber was also 5 demand by the Arabic and Oriental cultures, and worn Baltic amber beads 6 appear today in necklaces from Morocco, Iran, and Tibet. The lore and study of amber has always been an integral 7 of the Baltic cultures, and from time immemorial 8 the present, amber has been collected from the shores of the Baltic Sea.