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(differentiating primary, secondary, and tertiary trading involving different articles), lin-
guistics (identifying the origin of the various terms for amber), and the traditional close
reading of texts practiced in classical studies (critically analyzing written sources from
ancient authors, containing accounts about trading). Done in tandem, these reveal that
even as prosaic an activity as the amber trade can shed light on ethnic identities.
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