{"id":29716,"date":"2022-05-10T16:52:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T11:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecom.thangamayil.in\/staging\/corporate\/?p=29716"},"modified":"2022-05-10T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T11:45:55","slug":"gold-in-ancient-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/gold-in-ancient-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold In Ancient Cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29716\" class=\"elementor elementor-29716\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-202fb0eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"202fb0eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d42799\" data-id=\"20d42799\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dd0485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57dd0485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Though it is hard to accurately pin-point when and who exactly discovered gold, history tells us that civilizations as early as the 4th millennia BC understood, appreciated and even coveted the precious metal; using it as jewellery and a status symbol and also treating it sacred. While it is true that metals like iron and copper have had far more practical uses to civilizations, and seeded much of their industrial progress \u2013 Gold has had a more defining and long-lasting impact, shaping our history more than any other metal.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Indeed, while gold is incredibly rare, it is also one of the few metals to be found in nature in its pure state in the form of nuggets or flakes. This made it easy to identify and work with. In fact, ancient Egyptian, Roman and Greek civilizations had become experts at mining and crafting gold and revered its value \u2013 equating it with gods, royalty and power. Ancient Egyptians were master craftsmen &#8211; creating masterpieces that have lasted the test of time. Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun\u2019s (King Tut) funeral mask, made circa 1323 BC in solid gold and weighing 24 pounds that was discovered in 1992 remains the most famous artefact excavated to date and has become an inseparable part of Egyptian culture and history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2230402 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2230402\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1588efe\" data-id=\"1588efe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f87f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f87f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture11-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture11-2.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture11-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture11-2-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cb2430 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cb2430\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-666547f\" data-id=\"666547f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929db59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"929db59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><em>By Carsten Frenzl from Obernburg, Derutschland &#8211; TUT-Ausstellung_FFM_2012_47, CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=33344968<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, excavations across the world have yielded many golden treasures \u2013 from coins, jewellery to even cups and plates. Though lacking sophisticated technology, these were still made with great care and detailing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1634689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1634689\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b207f43\" data-id=\"b207f43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199d42d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"199d42d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture21-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture21-2.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture21-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture21-2-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f475ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f475ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f49528a\" data-id=\"f49528a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cdb46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8cdb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; font-family: 'roboto condensed', sans-serif; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; color: #000000; overflow-wrap: break-word; clear: left; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"><em>Gold bracelet or armlet from 1 century A.D., Pompeii. Courtesy http:\/\/goo.gl\/FulxMQ<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c94d98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c94d98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture31-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture31-2.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture31-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture31-2-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b42f83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b42f83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee23b0c\" data-id=\"ee23b0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8993b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8993b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Roman Gold Pendant depicting Emperor Severus Alexander from 222-235 CE. Courtesy http:\/\/goo.gl\/1m8V7b<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311998a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"311998a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture41-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture41-3.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture41-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture41-3-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-002dec5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"002dec5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3909599\" data-id=\"3909599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14263b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e14263b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>String of gold floral beads from the 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century BCE from the Mycenae (in modern day Greece) civilization. Courtesy of http:\/\/goo.gl\/OTTB2a<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81681ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81681ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture5-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture5-2-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture5-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture5-2-1-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd83b5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd83b5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e70a05\" data-id=\"0e70a05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250055c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"250055c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><em>The \u2018Kritonios Crown\u2019 dating to about 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century BC found in a grave in Southern Italy. Courtesy of User: MatthiasKabel, own work, 2008-11-15, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=5210126<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every civilization \u2013 whether Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Indian, African or Chinese \u2013 used gold extensively for making ornaments and jewellery. As civilizations flourished, so did arts, and many skilled artisans were greatly respected and wanted for their gold craftsmanship. In fact, the custom of presenting a ring to signify an engagement is said to have originated in Rome with the Aemilia Ring \u2013 found near Corbridge in England.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6c43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da6c43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture61.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture61.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture61-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thangamayil.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture61-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49265f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49265f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b5e6a7\" data-id=\"2b5e6a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af46199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af46199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Image courtesy of www.artfund.org<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our religious as well as mythological scriptures too are replete with references to gold \u2013 cherishing it as noble and holy. Whether it is the legend of the \u2018Golden Fleece\u2019 in the Old Testament or the story of the Golden Calf in the New Testament \u2013 gold has been prized by Christians and Jews alike. In Hindu mythology, Kubera is the \u2018God of Gold and Riches\u2019 while Brahma is said to be \u2018made of Gold\u2019; and gods and goddesses are often depicted riding in golden chariots. The Manusmriti even states that golden ornaments ought to be worn on special occasions. The sun was also taught to be made of Gold, and gold was supposedly thought to be the seed of the universe.<\/p>\n<p>The Incan civilization in what is now Peru in South America referred to Gold as the Tears of the Sun. Egyptians considered gold to be the flesh of their Sun-God \u2018Ra\u2019. Because of its resistance to corrosion or tarnish, it was also thought of as a sign of immortality. (Perhaps this is why the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs were often stacked with gold.) Greek poet Homer also makes similar references to gold and immortality in his epics \u2018The Illiad\u2019 and \u2018The Odyssey\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Not just that, written records show that ancient Egyptians were even able to asses and approximate value of gold in relation to silver. The code of Menes, the foremost ruler of the Egyptian civilization states that \u201cone part of gold is equal to two and one half parts of silver in value\u201d. This was as far back as 3100 BC. It is interesting to note that even back then, gold was given a higher value than silver. However, gold didn\u2019t become a means of exchange or take the form of money till much later.<\/p>\n<p>The use of Gold as a monetary exchange system came about around 700 B.C, when Lydia (now Turkey) stamped the first gold coin. This coin was a mixture of gold and silver and called \u2018electrum\u2019. It was this event that significantly impacted the way civilizations would trade and do business in millennia to come and forever changed the course of history. A standard unit of currency was now possible, and this eased and increased trade significantly. After Lydia, Greeks and Romans too starting minting coins, and as they traded with Asian countries, their gold flowed into India and China.<\/p>\n<p>Now, \u00a0along with being a symbol of status, power and riches, gold had also become important for commercial success and trade. It was therefore extensively mined. The Greeks became particular adept at gold mining under the reign of Alexander of Macedon. Traces of their placer mines are found to date and they are thought to have mined for gold all the way from Gibraltar to Egypt. 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And it continues to remain as coveted, precious and rare now, as it was then!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though it is hard to accurately pin-point when and who exactly discovered gold, history tells us that civilizations as early as the 4th millennia BC understood, appreciated and even coveted the precious metal; using it as jewellery and a status symbol and also treating it sacred. 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