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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3510722, member: 93416&quot;]Interesting.&nbsp; Amber was the only &quot;exotic&quot; item from the Star Carr excavation in the UK - about 9,000 BC as I recall.&nbsp; Source unknown but possibly traded - and if so - yes, a crucial part of the road to money as we know it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like to think the &quot;sun colour&quot; plus the &quot;magical&quot; electrostatic properties made it a precious (trade?) item, long long before gold, in the UK at least.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, proto-trade and proto-science too, maybe?</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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