Amber nuggets and semi-finished amber beads and pendants recently discovered in Poland.Photograph Marcin Woźniak1,700-Year-Old Amber Workshops Identified in Central Poland | Archaeology Magazine | April 29, 2026
Amber nuggets and semi-finished amber beads and pendants recently discovered in Poland.Photograph Marcin Woźniak1,700-Year-Old Amber Workshops Identified in Central Poland | Archaeology Magazine | April 29, 2026
Very cool.
What do you suppose a day in the life of an artisan at an amber workshop was like? No alarm clocks...you got up with the sun. Went to work. Did you learn the craft from dad? Were you an apprentice? How were you paid? Did you get a lunch break? Pay taxes? Get sick leave, vacation leave and PTO? How did you know when it was quitting time since there were no clocks? Who bought your goods? How were the sales transacted? How were sales tracked before double-entry bookkeeping? How did you arrange transportation and delivery for your goods? Were there contracts? Delivery schedules? Trade and craft fairs? When you went home, who prepared dinner? Where did you get your clothes?
It’s hard to imagine how such basic things that we take for granted operated in that era.
