Gold has always been one of the most valued metals of all time.
Gold’s malleability and non-decaying properties made it popular in the Middle East about 6000 years ago.
Gold was found on riverbeds, and was filtered from sand.
Because gold is dispersed widely throughout the geologic world, its discovery occurred to many different groups in many different locales.
Early civilizations equated gold with gods and rulers, and gold was sought in their name, and dedicated to their glorification.
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