Image Credit : Christoph Schwall / Austrian Archaeological Institute (ÖAI) ViennaN
Very cool.
It does not say how pure these are, how can I value them?
since these have an 18k stamp or some other maker mark they are probably fakes, they look like a junior goldsmiths art project.
I can give you $80 for the lot
“Gold From Ancient Troy, Poliochni And Ur Had The Same Origin”
Underground?
Sorry, sometimes I type the first thing that comes to mind. Usually the cat’s here to throw herself on the keyboard to save me.
The origin of gold from Colchis, present-day Georgia, fits right in with the ancient story of Jason and the Golden Fleece.
so, the near east bronze age ancients were panning for gold somewhere?
So the gold of that era seemes to have originated in Georgia?
Interesting.
Apparently thats where the gold was known, or easy to find.
So what would make it easy to find? In Georgia?
One low tech method for gold recovery in rocky streams in Colchis (Georgia) was to secure a sheepskin on the rocky bottom. The gold being heavier would be captured by the wool while other debris would mostly wash over the sheepskin. After a time they would take the sheep skin and dry it and recover the captured gold dust and flakes. (I assume by beating it out and scraping the wool off and incinerating it.)
There was a National Geographic article about Jason and the Golden Fleece that showed a picture of a fleece in a shallow stream but I cant find it. (A pre internet article!Maybe 30-40 years ago. )
A modern analogue involve portable panning machines that have a piece of rug to capture gold dust when you are sluicing.
Still haven’t identified Solomon’s Mines..................
