who found the metal aurum?

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who found the metal aurum?

who found this metal? what year is it?
where ?

2007-02-23 16:51:29 · 1 answers · asked by super_genuislau 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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It is not known who first "discovered" aurum--that is, gold. It was mentioned in Egyptian writing as early as 2600 BC, but was probably known and used well before then, far into prehistory. Read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold#History

2007-02-23 17:00:28 · answer #1 · answered by Some Body 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋