eli5: How is it that ancient civilizations were able to get huge amounts of gold without today’s technology and equipment?

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eli5: How is it that ancient civilizations were able to get huge amounts of gold without today’s technology and equipment?

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Gold is a soft metal with a low melting point, making it an easy metal to purify.

They would use slave labor to mine gold, and blacksmiths or goldsmiths would melt it down and purify it for use

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