Why isn't there any proof of ancient americans using gold in making their jewelry or artifacts?

Question

Despite the fact that the Egyptians used gold in their jewelry for thousands of years as did the indians of South America why didn't the American indians use it?

Answer 1

north American tribes were more agricultural and used stuff for practicality than for what it looked like. that's why Jamestown settlement almost failed at first they wanted gold like the Spanish settlements in the south but the northern Indians didn't know of it or just didn't care. but some of the south western indians used silver and some copper it was extreamly abundant there, and they used it in small quantitys till the spanish came to Santa Fe in the early 1600s and then they used it more. and the same with north eastern american indians they used it when they began to trade with the british and the french. the indians almost became dependent on the french for thier booze sugar and other products but they began hunting smelting and farming for the french.

Answer 2

There is, you are not looking in the right places. Check out the National Geographic websites or the Library of Congress' website at loc.gov.

Answer 3

They used metal for tools and weopanry, they dont mine the gold and consider these lands scared and put many of their burial sites there.

Hence, the white mans' greed and Indian wars and .......

Answer 4

They probably didn't value metals very much, and they were probably not inclined to mining anyway. The technology that they already had was enough to ensure their survival until the whites came along...