David GraylessProphilopota is an #extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family #Acroceridae. It is known from #BalticAmber from the #Eocene.
StantonAllocordyceps baltica
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#sciart #allocordyceps #fungi #eocene #balticamber
Phys.orgReferenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-bronze-age-long-distance-baltic-amber.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1658563863640526868#m
Bronze Age long-distance connections: #Balticamber in Aššur https://brill.com/view/journals/acar/92/2/article-p228_8.xml https://phys.org/news/2023-05-bronze-age-long-distance-baltic-amber.html
Bronze Age long-distance connections: Baltic amber in Aššur
In 1914, two beads were found under the great ziggurat of Aššur in Iraq, in a foundation deposit dating from around 1800-1750 BC. Their material has now been identified as amber using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). The beads represent some of the earliest amber specimens in southwest Asia and also some of the most distant discoveries from the find areas in the Baltic region.
DigitalDruidHere’s what real amber does under UV. I invested in a lamp a few years back to QC stock my Mrs was buying. Call me cynical, but I think our ancestors knew this too.