gold history

For thousands of years, the precious metal known as gold has served as a representation of riches, power, and beauty due to its alluring shine and enduring worth. From its early use in ancient civilizations to its use in contemporary jewelry creation, gold has captured people's attention all around the world.

Gold and gold jewelry has been a treasured commodity throughout ancient history. The first historical evidence of gold jewelry in a society occurred in ancient Egypt around 3,000 B.C. Gold was a highly valued metal that was easy to work with in its purest form. Gold was treasured in Egyptian mythology. Gold and gold jewelry was highly valued by pharaohs and Egyptian temple priests. So important, and highly treasured that the capstones on the Pyramids of Giza were made of solid gold.