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Fake it till you make it—the uncanny art of forging amber
Author(s) -
Eriksson Mats E.,
Poinar George O.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/gto.12083
Subject(s) - uncanny , geology , paleontology , value (mathematics) , forging , commodity , archaeology , art , history , aesthetics , computer science , engineering , economics , market economy , machine learning , mechanical engineering
Amber has fascinated people since the Stone Age and as one of the best means of preservation of fossil organisms, it tickles our senses. The animals that are sometimes trapped in amber, like frozen moments of long‐lost ecosystems, can be so incredibly well preserved that they look modern—which, in some cases, has proven to be just the case. Because fossil‐bearing amber not only has a significant scientific value but is also a desired commodity on the open market, fake amber has unfortunately been around for centuries.