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An ancient amber bear figurine, unearthed by miners in northern Poland, is the subject of renewed attention following a study suggesting it dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period.

Carving bears in amber — a natural material that looks like stone, floats in seawater, is translucent when polished, and smells fragrant when burned — may have been perceived as imbuing the ...