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Our researchers often get given items, but how do they know that those items are genuine? Dr Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente, a researcher here at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, discusses how to test amber to determine its authenticity.
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The last three images in this video can be found in these open access journals:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pala.12414
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391719
biotaxa.org/pe/article/view/palaeoentomology.2.3.13
Our researchers often get given items, but how do they know that those items are genuine? Dr Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente, a researcher here at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, discusses how to test amber to determine its authenticity.
Find out more on our website oumnh.ox.ac.uk and oumnh.web.ox.ac.uk/research-0
Got a question for any of our research staff, or about the Museum? Leave a comment below or contact us on social media and we'll pass it on!
The last three images in this video can be found in these open access journals:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pala.12414
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391719
biotaxa.org/pe/article/view/palaeoentomology.2.3.13
