The Amber Road (; ; ; ; ; or Jantarowy Szlak; ) was an ancient
trade route for the transfer of
amber. As one of the waterways and ancient highways, for centuries the road led from
Europe to
Asia and back, and from northern Europe to the
Mediterranean. A vital component of ornamental objects,
amber was transported from the
North Sea and
Baltic Sea coasts overland by way of the
Vistula and
Dnieper rivers to
Italy,
Greece, the
Black Sea, and
Egypt thousands of years ago, and long after. In
Roman times, a main route ran south from the Baltic coast in
Prussia through the land of the
Boii (modern
Bohemia) to the head of the
Adriatic Sea. The Egyptian pharaoh
Tutankhamun had Baltic amber among his burial goods, and amber was sent from the North Sea to the temple of
Apollo at
Delphi as an offering. From the
Black Sea, trade could continue to Asia along the
Silk Road, another ancient trade route.
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