Amber with Insects for Sale

Amber with insects is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects. It is used in jewelry and has been used as a healing agent in folk medicine.  Fossil Amber is a unique preservation mode, preserving parts of organisms that would not otherwise fossilize.  As such it is helpful in the reconstruction of ecosystems as well as organisms.