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Amber Road
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ancient trade route
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Encyclopedic overview
The ancient route from the Baltic Sea to the areas of the Roman Empire by the Mediterranean Sea Amber deposits in Europe
The Amber Road was an ancient trade route for the transfer of amber from coastal areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Prehistoric trade routes between Northern and Southern Europe were defined by the amber trade.
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