How were ancient civilizations, like the Egyptians and Romans, able to obtain so much gold and shape it into intricate shapes?

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I see videos of gold miners using sluices and only collecting little flakes and being satisfied so I’m curious to know what changed either in society or economically.

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Today we can collect tiny bits of cold that would have gone unnoticed previously and aggregate it into sizable amounts. Miners sell gold flakes they don’t form them into some artisanal piece. Miners are also out to make money. In many situations, the monarch or ruler wanted told and had a bunch of slaves looking for it.