A Short History Of Gold Mining
The earliest find of gold is dated to be from the Chalcolithic under the shape of gold artifacts from a cave cemetery (Nahal Kana). There were found also gold artifacts dated from the 4th millennium BC in the Balkans.
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Old hieroglyphs from the 2600 BC Egypt, describe gold to be more plentiful then dust, Nubia having the resources to be considered one of the greatest gold producer for a long time in history.
Gold was found in the beginning in the shape of small shining yellow clumps. It was also the first of the metals discovered by human. gold was one of the greatest engine for the the human society’s economical and cultural growth.
In many past cultures gold was associated with immortality, wealth and gods. Gold was used to glorify kings and rulers.
The first writings about gold are found in “Iliad” and “Odyssey” where Homer speaks about it as it was the...