Gold Trivia

[Dozer]

Around 1200 B.C., the Egyptians used unshorn sheepskin to mine for gold dust from the sands of the Black Sea. This practice is most likely the inspiration for the Golden Fleece."

 

[headbut]

Yes I have read the same story Dozer , sounds true enough to me

 

[Ramjet]

Where can i read about this?

 

[Diggerdude]

That's where the golden fleece originated from in Jason and the Argonauts. I have read about this before. Cool trivia George

 

[headbut]

Google Golden Fleece RR

 

[Ramjet]

Cheers HB? I'll look it up when i can see only one screen in front of me. :8

 

[Goldrocs]

Some miners in other parts of the world still use this method of getting there gold
as they don't have the equipment or they cant get the equipment to use, and they
have been using this method for many hundreds of years.
http://www.argonauts-book.com/fleece-as-gold-mining.html

 

[Dozer]

Interesting reading, thanks GR