Here are three of our most recent eye-catching archaeology stories ... “However, no examples of Baltic amber had been identified in Hama.” Were these beads products of an expansive trade route, or ...

“We did not expect to return to Hama at all in all our life. We dreamed of the city, and our land and our villages. Seeing the city and our home really brought tears to our eyes.” Syria’s ...

Credit: M. N. Mortensen et al. / National Museum of Denmark A recent analysis of beads discovered in the ancient city of Hama, Syria, has revealed that some were crafted from Baltic amber, transported ...