LEBANESE amber

Lebanese amber is fossilised tree resin from northern Lebanon, dating back to the Early Cretaceous, about 130 - 125 million years ago. Formed in ancient tropical forests, this amber is found in places like Bcharreh and Zgharta, embedded in sandstone or shale. What makes it extraordinary is its abundance of inclusions—tiny insects, spiders, and even rare lizards or feathers—preserved with stunning clarity from the time of dinosaurs. Next to Jordanian amber, Lebanese amber is the oldest amber to have yielded significant invertebrate inclusions alongside the Wealden amber from the equivalently aged Wessex Formation of the UK.