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# Amber Road

# Amber Road

## Overview
The Amber Road was an ancient trade route connecting the Baltic Sea coast to the Mediterranean, primarily transporting amber from northern Europe to the civilizations of Greece, Rome, and Egypt.

## Key Facts
- Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era
- Key good: Baltic amber (fossilized tree resin)
- Northern terminus: Baltic coast (modern Poland, Lithuania)
- Southern terminus: Adriatic (Aquileia), Greece, Egypt

## Route
- From the Baltic coast through the Vistula and Danube river corridors
- Key waypoints: Wroclaw, Brno, Carnuntum, Aquileia
- Connected to Mediterranean trade networks at the Adriatic [^1]

## Significance
- Baltic amber found in Mycenaean shaft graves (~1600 BCE) and Egyptian tombs
- Romans valued amber highly; Nero sent an expedition to the Baltic
- Facilitated cultural exchange between northern and southern Europe [^2]

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[^1]: Bouzek, J. "The Amber Route" in *Greece, Anatolia and Europe* (1997)
[^2]: Causey, F. *Amber and the Ancient World* (Getty Museum, 2011)
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- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Key good: Baltic amber (fossilized tree resin)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Northern terminus: Baltic coast (modern Poland, Lithuania)" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
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> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "From the Baltic coast through the Vistula and Danube river corridors" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Key waypoints: Wroclaw, Brno, Carnuntum, Aquileia" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Connected to Mediterranean trade networks at the Adriatic [^1]" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Baltic amber found in Mycenaean shaft graves (~1600 BCE) and Egyptian tombs" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Romans valued amber highly; Nero sent an expedition to the Baltic" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Facilitated cultural exchange between northern and southern Europe [^2]" - when was this true?
> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed.
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era" - what is the source?
> Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Key good: Baltic amber (fossilized tree resin)" - what is the source?
> Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Northern terminus: Baltic coast (modern Poland, Lithuania)" - what is the source?
> Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Southern terminus: Adriatic (Aquileia), Greece, Egypt" - what is the source?
> Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "From the Baltic coast through the Vistula and Danube river corridors" - what is the source?
> Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Key waypoints: Wroclaw, Brno, Carnuntum, Aquileia" - what is the source?
> Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 21: "Baltic amber found in Mycenaean shaft graves (~1600 BCE) and Egyptian tombs" - what is the source?
> Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 22: "Romans valued amber highly; Nero sent an expedition to the Baltic" - what is the source?
> Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2]
- [x] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 18: "Connected to Mediterranean trade networks at the Adriatic [^1]" - what is the nature of this connection?
> Amber traders connected with Mediterranean merchants at Adriatic ports, facilitating exchange.
- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 18: "Connected to Mediterranean trade networks at the Adriatic [^1]" - Bouzek source from 1997 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
> Scholarship remains current. Bouzek's work on prehistoric trade routes is still foundational.
- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 23: "Facilitated cultural exchange between northern and southern Europe [^2]" - Causey source from 2011 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
> Scholarship remains current. Causey's work on amber trade is still authoritative.