"This History Thread is about the #Amber War in #Kachin State, #Burma #Myanmar. While Kachin St. is known as “the land of jade” other resources have been a conflict curse. Amber is the latest precious commodity to bring hardship instead of prosperity. When I visited Kachinland in 1991 a Kachin Independence Army officer remarked on my amber earrings (from Poland) “Kachin women wear earrings made of that, too.” Baltic Sea and Kachin St. are two regions where amber, fossilized tree sap that is millions of years old, is found. Amber from Kachinland is known as #Burmite. Formed between 95-108 million years ago in the #Cretaceous period, it is the oldest, hardest amber, often a dark cherry red color. Kachins traditionally wore amber jewelry, such as the pointed patlokan earrings of Hkahku women..."