Have you ever wondered why gold jewelry is so popular and desirable.

Have you ever wondered why gold jewelry is so popular and desirable, not to mention expensive? It seems improbable to believe that this timeless, enduring, popular jewelry design called Celtic originated from the people the ancient Greeks then referred to as the ‘barbarians’. A look into the history of gold reveals how people of every culture, time period, and nation have fought wars and built fortunes based on the allure of gold.

Magnificent bracelets, pendants, necklaces, rings, armlets, earrings, diadems, head ornaments, The technique of making fine gold jewelry spread to Greece, to Northern Europe and to the Celtic people as well. pectoral ornaments and collars of gold were all produced in ancient Egypt, the land of the Pharaohs. The Etruscans perfected the difficult technique of granulation, a technique in which the surface of the metal is covered with tiny gold grains.

Pronounced a symbol of wealth and power since ancient times, gold still proves to be one of the most coveted metals today. Simply put, these ancient Celts were the direct ancestors of every person with an ounce of European blood who are alive in present times. Its brilliance inspired the Incas to cover every wall of its magnificent Temple of the Sun in gold in the 14th century.

But these ancient Europeans were not the record-keeping type that it became difficult for scholars and In the ancient world gold was the preferred metal for making jewellery. It was rare, did not tarnish and best of all it was malleable, so it could be worked fairly easily. researchers to get a whole picture of the way they lived, how they created the jewelry, why they used the symbols, and what the exact and accurate meaning of these Celtic symbols are.

Its riches inspired Cortes to defeat Montezuma and seize the Of course, the Greeks eventually gave them a proper name and came up with Keltoi roughly translated it meant Barbarian people to the North of Greece. vast gold stores in the 15th century. And its contagious fever captivated thousands to migrate west for the California Gold Rush in 1848.