Ancient Egyptian Gold - Where did it come from and what did it mean?

Ancient Egyptian Gold - Where did it come from and what did it mean?
Nebu is the Egyptian symbol for gold. It depicts a golden collar with the ends hanging off the sides and seven spines dangling from the middle. Ancient Egyptians believed that gold was an indestructible and heavenly metal. The sun god, Ra, was often referred to as a mountain of gold.

Egypt is a land rich in gold, and ancient miners employing traditional methods were thorough in their exploitation of economically feasible sources. In addition to the resources of the Eastern Desert, Egypt had access to the riches of Nubia, which is reflected in its ancient name, nbw (the Egyptian word for gold). The hieroglyph for gold—a broad collar—appears with the beginning of writing in Dynasty 1, but the earliest surviving gold artefacts date to the preliterate days of the fourth millennium B.C.; these are mostly beads and other modest items used for personal adornment. Gold jewellery intended for daily life or use in temple or funerary ritual continued to be produced throughout Egypt’s long history.

[johngibbs]

Obnoxious recurring loud music. Weird.

[hog-boy-]

Excellent - I've been looking hard for an article on this subject. Thanks you.

[TheVestini]

So glad I found you on linked in-thank you for the video Julie. Fantastic content.

[drpdsargent]

Fascinating content. Background "music" is distracting and inappropriate.

[m]

Light years are a measure of distance, not time.

[marshalkrieg]

So Egypt got its gold from 1. the eastern desert 2. South, from Kush/ Punt 3. conquest ?

[spirtoafrica]

0:46 Egypt it’s looking as like a rose 🌹

[ronaldsmith]

Gold from billions of years ago would have been drawn to the center of the Earth Gold that fell to the Earth more recently would have ended up closer to the crust. Volcanism brought Gold and Silver towards the surface where it was left in veins that were often eroded into streams..

[camdenandersen]

I'm trying to discover if the Egyptions and the Phoenicians had sailed the seas in search of gold, which brought them to the Americas?

[JohnTaylor-gyps]

A " Light Year " is a measure of distance..not time.

[GardensoftheAncientsHerbal]

At that point Egypt wasn’t even what it was anymore. Not the same people at that point it was a mixed culture megaplex that was in a massive down turn. In fact Egypt was on a down turn since 1200bc

[palaogothic]

Yes, it's a shame that the very interesting presentation is punctuated by this absurd and unpleasant music.