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  • Incorporating myth, history and contemporary investigation, Bernstein tells the story of how human beings have become intoxicated, obsessed, enriched, impoverished, humbled and proud for the sake of gold. From the past to the future, Bernstein′s portrayal of gold is intimately linked to the character of humankind.
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  • @davidfrank3728
    @davidfrank3728 2 роки тому +191

    Amazing that civilizations thousands of miles apart, never knowing of each other, held gold and precious stones in such high regards, for both religious and monetary value..

    • @speeddemon8977
      @speeddemon8977 2 роки тому +7

      that's what they taught you civilizations never knowing each other but what is the reality? same pyramids in mexico same in peru same in Egypt same in china same in india you really think there was no contact if you then you are brainwashed

    • @stevejones8090
      @stevejones8090 2 роки тому +15

      @@speeddemon8977 lolol....the reason you see pyramids everywhere is because that is the only efficient design to reach heights using primitive materials and tools

    • @phyrhfbr1819
      @phyrhfbr1819 2 роки тому +7

      It's because it's shiny lol

    • @Loowis1549
      @Loowis1549 2 роки тому +10

      It goes to show all ideas and concepts exists in the atmosphere. Its just up to who grasps it first ,or put the idea into material form or concept. We are more alike than we care to admit or accept

    • @4stomper
      @4stomper 2 роки тому +1

      It is starkly telling that early civilizations found and processed gold, replicated pyramid structures, had creation stories of multiple gods who taught humans technology and rules to live by. Human history is grossly inaccurate. The people across earth were connected thousands of years prior to Columbus’ boat trip. And the human bones that are hundreds of thousand years old!! We hardly can find truth in what was happening during the dynastic epyptian’s age.

  • @muhammadsulaiman1361
    @muhammadsulaiman1361 Рік тому +23

    When it comes to financial influence, no body in their real senses would choose any means of transaction than the Gold.
    My sincere support from Nigeria

    • @LandonClimbs
      @LandonClimbs Місяць тому +1

      God bless America needs help we're a falling country with no citizen control.

  • @duanebuckley1769
    @duanebuckley1769 5 років тому +116

    when I was a boy growing up, I was told of the" ladies of the mines" I was to believe they had great riches and a lifestyle that only the chosen ones could lead..... as a mature man I was to realise these stylised goddesses were hiding often in plain sight and were better known as GOLD DIGGERS

  • @Jerry.anthony.c
    @Jerry.anthony.c Рік тому +24

    3:16 - "In it's pure form it's ... "
    4:10 - Gold is rare.
    5:14 - It doesn't rust or fade
    10:35 - Passage to afterlife
    14:25 - Moses & Golden calf

  • @Victoron475
    @Victoron475 2 роки тому +57

    Gold - A mineral that has stood the test of time.

    • @gentelmenschannel5028
      @gentelmenschannel5028 2 роки тому +3

      Silver too

    • @trueelectsupremea.m.mosttr4786
      @trueelectsupremea.m.mosttr4786 Рік тому +7

      Gold isn't a mineral, it's both and element and metal.

    • @karansoam
      @karansoam Рік тому +1

      True

    • @frankwillow-rogersjr.3253
      @frankwillow-rogersjr.3253 4 місяці тому +1

      " "To explain what a mineral is properly, we have to introduce you to a bit of chemistry. Minerals are made up of chemical elements. A chemical element is a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom." "
      'Atoms, molecules and the rest | The Learning Zone' --GOOGLE

    • @EMlNENCJA
      @EMlNENCJA Місяць тому

      @@frankwillow-rogersjr.3253Yes, but when someone buys gold they are not likely to get a pure mineral like if they were buying a diamond.
      What people most commonly mean when discussing gold is actually a mixture of many different minerals, an alloy that is thus held stronger together 🖇️

  • @justinskeans3342
    @justinskeans3342 2 роки тому +221

    The feeling of holding gold and silver in your hands is something very spiritual and powerful.

    • @jkc5576
      @jkc5576 2 роки тому +3

      Psychological problem, it’s just your prejudice mindset.

    • @dougraddi908
      @dougraddi908 2 роки тому +22

      Take it easy

    • @24kgoldbuffalo35
      @24kgoldbuffalo35 2 роки тому +5

      @@jkc5576 lol....👍👍

    • @Shekateq
      @Shekateq Рік тому +10

      yes, and everybody should be able to do so. share

    • @typhon800
      @typhon800 Рік тому

      @@Shekateq communist

  • @TauroChuck
    @TauroChuck 3 роки тому +28

    Human civilization solved the problem of barter because of Gold. People across countries and cultures traded because of Gold . Humans came to this point in history because everything was driven by Gold. Silver can't be forgotten. Only thing that can save civilization is honest money that is Gold.

    • @natashabegley1346
      @natashabegley1346 2 роки тому +2

      Why repeat basically what the video said lol

    • @TauroChuck
      @TauroChuck 2 роки тому +2

      @@natashabegley1346 The last line.Nowwhere in the documentary the state of the current monetary system is discussed.How Gold was debaced and clipped by the Romans thus losing trust in money,the same is playing out since 1971. Thats my point.

    • @abdillahijalalkhan2128
      @abdillahijalalkhan2128 2 роки тому +1

      @@natashabegley1346
      To highlight and stress
      the point!
      The elites have stolen the gold and sold us the
      chit!

  • @Suite_annamite
    @Suite_annamite 5 років тому +80

    I speak Vietnamese, where there is a separate word for "gold", while all other metals can generically be labelled "gold kind".
    *This originally stemmed from ancient Chinese notions of metallurgy where the alchemy of trying to achieve gold was the ultimate goal. So the very belief that gold was its own thing - and other elements secondary to it - ended up spreading around the region as a whole.*

    • @AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk
      @AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk 2 роки тому +5

      Really cool

    • @avgastas1515
      @avgastas1515 2 роки тому +5

      Very interesting my guy

    • @omarlives
      @omarlives 2 роки тому +1

      R u sure it came from china? We have that same idea of the philsopher's stone where we try to turn coal in gold or any base metal into gold. I doubt this was a china invention. Everyone throughout time said, hey i wonder if i can mix somethings together to make gold n get rich quick. Bye bye birdboy.

    • @antarcticmoongiant2691
      @antarcticmoongiant2691 Рік тому

      @@omarlives lead into gold. At one point China outlawed alceomy due to they had figured out how to exchange one Into the other

    • @omarlives
      @omarlives Рік тому

      @@antarcticmoongiant2691 no they didnt

  • @mustangdru
    @mustangdru 2 роки тому +27

    One small correction. @9:08
    Gold was indeed considered the flesh of the Gods by the Ancient Egyptians. However, not the bones of the Gods. They considered Silver the bones of the Gods.

    • @cubefard264
      @cubefard264 Рік тому

      A portion of silver is made out of gold so it is a by-product of it but still interesting documentary

    • @dpkthk
      @dpkthk 2 місяці тому

      Gold match with the colour of flesh and silver match with the colour of bones, that may be common reason.

  • @frankrobinson2072
    @frankrobinson2072 Рік тому +15

    To whoever reading this , never stop chasing your dreams you can do it . Keep pressing and thriving you will make it ! Consistency is the key to achieve your goals

    • @christinamaria4196
      @christinamaria4196 Рік тому

      The mind replays what the heart can't delete . So be careful what you keep in your heart . Purify it often .

    • @jeffersonthomas1343
      @jeffersonthomas1343 Рік тому

      Bitcoin trading is just like any other business but in this case more sophisticated and advanced .

    • @stellaparker2372
      @stellaparker2372 Рік тому

      Investment put you ahead in life , is like buying a day off you don't have to work again , invest now and secure your future .

    • @thomasdeclan5077
      @thomasdeclan5077 Рік тому

      Starting early is the best way getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. The stock market has plenty of opportunities to a decent payouts, with the right skills and proper understanding of how the market works

    • @elSMOG57
      @elSMOG57 Рік тому

      This comment is gold

  • @technomike3464
    @technomike3464 2 роки тому +34

    I like how the narrator says gold.
    "GEOOOULD"

  • @mattcaps
    @mattcaps 4 роки тому +36

    The way this guy says GEWLD is freaking me out

    • @ef7480
      @ef7480 4 роки тому +4

      Matt Capucilli-😂😂

    • @TJC_Incorp
      @TJC_Incorp 2 роки тому

      Hahaha

    • @limayaden8458
      @limayaden8458 2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for pointing out,now it's driving me nuts.

    • @BS-qg4ep
      @BS-qg4ep Рік тому +1

      You mean gooooooddddeeee?

    • @patheticprepper4496
      @patheticprepper4496 Рік тому +1

      I didn't know Stevie from family guy did documentries

  • @codenamemigrane9731
    @codenamemigrane9731 3 роки тому +51

    ''Gold...gold beyond measure, beyond sorrow and grief"
    -Thorin Oakenshield

  • @cosmosaic8117
    @cosmosaic8117 4 роки тому +8

    The first minute of Music is Gold. And that narration. The intro is epic.

  • @gilbertomarion5217
    @gilbertomarion5217 2 роки тому +43

    This documentary deserves an award ,watched it from Ghana (Gold coast)🇬🇭 and am very happy to learn from this channel for free ,Thank you @timeline

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere??

    • @phr3ui559
      @phr3ui559 Рік тому

      @@annetteveronica7293 lol

  • @ryansutter4291
    @ryansutter4291 3 роки тому +53

    I've never had anything more than a gold earring or ring in my hand. And I've never actually owned anything made of gold myself. One day, I hope to own something that is gold, or have my own small piece of gold nugget...

    • @princeo15
      @princeo15 2 роки тому +8

      in short Be indian

    • @whoarewe7515
      @whoarewe7515 2 роки тому +9

      Please read your statement again. You say "I've never actually owned anything made from gold" yet the sentence before you said you owned a gold earing and a gold ring.

    • @brendab.5111
      @brendab.5111 2 роки тому +6

      @@whoarewe7515 He didn’t say he owned it. He said that he never had anything more than a gold earring or ring in his hand.

    • @whoarewe7515
      @whoarewe7515 2 роки тому +1

      He has owned gold then?

    • @ancientseamonster9499
      @ancientseamonster9499 2 роки тому +2

      I bought 1 gram of gold and a 10k gold chain that i never take off.
      There will be much more to come though.

  • @wisdomleader85
    @wisdomleader85 5 років тому +180

    This is a golden documentary.

  • @zapbranigan5099
    @zapbranigan5099 5 років тому +24

    Gold is *MY PRECIOUS*

  • @adamlangdon2245
    @adamlangdon2245 2 роки тому +21

    I think the story of the Anunaki programming the human species to love gold is very interesting. True or not. But man...it explains a whole lot.

    • @carsonc4134
      @carsonc4134 Рік тому

      Could you explain more please?

  • @jerolvilladolid
    @jerolvilladolid 2 роки тому +16

    Gold is not just valuable because of human culture. It is unique in chemistry in that its probably one of the few substances that are indestructible. If not the only one. Gold cannot be made to react by acid, and does not corrode. It does not age and can only be melted, but never destroyed or altered.

    • @JvariW
      @JvariW 2 роки тому +1

      IS THIS TRUE!?!?!

    • @JvariW
      @JvariW 2 роки тому

      Can’t hold he tarnished??

  • @mysterybuyer3738
    @mysterybuyer3738 4 роки тому +123

    I been buying lots of gold lately after stacking lots of silver. It's an obsession for sure.

    • @ef7480
      @ef7480 4 роки тому +5

      Yep. Good plan👍

    • @69demille
      @69demille 3 роки тому +6

      A positive obsession.

    • @HenryOkoAbuja
      @HenryOkoAbuja 3 роки тому +1

      Where do u buy gold ?

    • @mysterybuyer3738
      @mysterybuyer3738 3 роки тому +2

      @@HenryOkoAbuja I only buy from trusted sites like jmbullion.com apmex.com sdbullion.com provident metals.com or if you have a local trusted jewler or marketplace. They might have some but there is lots of fake gold out there so beware.

    • @mysterybuyer3738
      @mysterybuyer3738 3 роки тому

      @Donnie-B Oh this doc is one of the best. I want to watch it again when I get a chance.

  • @dboi4952
    @dboi4952 2 роки тому +27

    Im surprised they didn't mention Mansa Musa, from West Africa. He was the richest man in human history and his wealth came mainly from gold.

    • @orbelgalvarado
      @orbelgalvarado 2 роки тому +3

      I thought his wealth came from salt in which he only took gold as payment.

    • @dboi4952
      @dboi4952 2 роки тому +1

      @@orbelgalvarado yeah, mainly gold

    • @madamfree8801
      @madamfree8801 Рік тому

      This is geek history. Not African history. This is gold relating to the geek and European world. I was thinking the same but when they mentioned 6500bc was the oldest gold coin found. I said 'yeah over there. Africa its much older'

    • @1x0x
      @1x0x Рік тому +3

      sshhhh we dont talk about africa... they have always been poor, right? at least thats what the british museum wants us to think lol

  • @starsnstrife
    @starsnstrife 2 роки тому +11

    that old man in this documentary that said that gold is useless beyond the vallue we give it, he doesnt know that it is widely used in electronics for his whole life. thats right, not just my life but his life too

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?!!!...

  • @kimberlyyymelendezzz3907
    @kimberlyyymelendezzz3907 3 роки тому +30

    Gold never goes out of style..!!

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?

    • @williamlaws9338
      @williamlaws9338 Рік тому

      When there's no food , your gold is useless?

    • @karansoam
      @karansoam Рік тому

      Has never gone out of style!

  • @robertbonenfantjr1208
    @robertbonenfantjr1208 Рік тому +5

    Egypt might have had it right - Gold is now believed to have came from Supernova stars and neutron Star collisions. Pretty cool to think of golds crazy journey through space.

  • @michaelrollins2042
    @michaelrollins2042 Рік тому +12

    the first time I smelted some pure gold seeing it in its liquid form I must say its even more visually stunning than nuggets or bullion. I was hooked on smelting and casting the stuff even though I haven't done more than a couple grams at a time.

  • @bukukertasatauemas522
    @bukukertasatauemas522 2 роки тому +38

    Just a little information, The Savuka Gold Mine (min. 1:49 in the video) is not the world’s deepest mine. It is the third (only 3.7 km), after Mponeng (4+ km) and Tautona Gold Mine (3.9 km below the surface).

  • @evnstvn58
    @evnstvn58 2 роки тому +10

    What about the ancient Sumerian and Nubian civilizations, that actuality were before Egypt and "their" discovery of gold?

  • @5_meter_spread
    @5_meter_spread Місяць тому +5

    I think they lie about the amount of gold there is. South Africa produces 500 tons a year? Saying all the gold in the world can fit under the Eiffel tower seems absurd. Do you know how much of gold is in the Philippines hiden by Japan? All throughout history there has to be more gold than that

    • @dominiczuze9777
      @dominiczuze9777 Місяць тому +1

      They got make it scarcity for it to have value right

    • @mojavegold-
      @mojavegold- 28 днів тому +1

      Gold is pretty dense stuff. 500 metric tonnes is smaller than a 10 foot cube. I didn't check their size claim vs the estimated weight of all above-ground gold on earth - but there is a lot of volume under the Eiffel Tower.

  • @MisteriosGloriosos922
    @MisteriosGloriosos922 2 роки тому +3

    *Awesome. Thanks for sharing!*

  • @josephel4292
    @josephel4292 4 роки тому +7

    Fascinating documentary

  • @Shredder2713
    @Shredder2713 2 роки тому +10

    Gold is form in the destructive deathv of MASSIVE stars known as " SuperNovaes" or the collision of Neutron stars and/or black holes.So any body who has gold is holding either an old extinct exploded star or neutron star!!How cool is that man!!!

  • @ronniesmelange1440
    @ronniesmelange1440 Рік тому +3

    Africa has everything! It truly is a magical place naturally. From its human population to its resources and its animals. So rich in beauty.

  • @jay0726
    @jay0726 2 роки тому +11

    I love How Gold looks everything about it makes me so happy..In the old day's Gold wad use like medicine..

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere???

  • @BanksterSlayer
    @BanksterSlayer 2 роки тому +62

    Fabulous documentary. Loved the parts about how gold leaf was developed and the Solidus coinage of Constantinople (and how Constantine recognized that he needed to restore confidence in the Roman monetary system after the disastrous period of cheating and inflation perpetrated in Rome.) Today's over-printed American Dollar system is doomed to the same fate. Why won't people learn from their own history?

    • @keithmcmullen9737
      @keithmcmullen9737 2 роки тому

      Really, l thought that part was drab.

    • @atibakojo3478
      @atibakojo3478 2 роки тому +3

      Umm ok totally about European gold. KMT had more gold than this, West Africa to. Had so much gold, didn't think of it as money. But as jewelry.Art pieces, gold leaf. Covered building with it. Africa is the only place in the world that could run on the gold standard.

    • @abdillahijalalkhan2128
      @abdillahijalalkhan2128 2 роки тому

      What own history?
      The wild West ,cowboys and Indians ?

    • @atibakojo3478
      @atibakojo3478 2 роки тому +1

      @@abdillahijalalkhan2128 lol good point, America has always Fancied itself as the second coming of Greece and Rome. Although it has no connection to those societies at all. But they dream of Empires. Lol

    • @andreschavez9671
      @andreschavez9671 2 роки тому +3

      "If there's one thing we've learned from history, it's that we dont"

  • @ryanrodrigues1166
    @ryanrodrigues1166 Рік тому +3

    Gold has always been the most precious across human societies and it will continue be so.

  • @Flvice1
    @Flvice1 3 роки тому +72

    I like this quote.....
    Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants - but debt is the money of slaves.
    Norm Franz

    • @dimalixcsohn960
      @dimalixcsohn960 3 роки тому +5

      i like it too. And Bitcoin is money for everybody!

    • @daddylandlord5575
      @daddylandlord5575 3 роки тому

      Flvice1 buy gold with debt?

    • @bskulina55
      @bskulina55 2 роки тому +2

      Ironically just bought a gold chain with a credit card... lol

    • @yowyow3355
      @yowyow3355 2 роки тому +4

      Debt is how rich people get richer!!!! This is old mentality that does not fit in a capitalist world

    • @dagothur6238
      @dagothur6238 2 роки тому

      @@yowyow3355 can you explain?

  • @chris.asi_romeo
    @chris.asi_romeo Рік тому +4

    Excellent documentary 👏👏👏👏

  • @Fredrikwatchesandartwork
    @Fredrikwatchesandartwork 2 роки тому +5

    A very interesting documentary. And gold 🏅=💰👑👍

  • @heavenbound9144
    @heavenbound9144 Рік тому +5

    Oh How I've owned pounds of Gold and Silver..It started when I was around 8 years old my father and I would hit yard sales And flea markets after going through some costume jewelry I happen to see value in a single gold mens ring with Precious stones and paid 5 cents for it. after leaving I asked my father to stop at a shop with a sign that said We Buy Gold I went in and came out with 70$ my dad says my son had more money than me that day haha he was proud of me for that and so I've never stopped but only learned more and more about Gold and silver and how to ID it on the Spot by Taste touch and Feel because gold isn't always what it seems but it is where you find it*

  • @dieexplorer9230
    @dieexplorer9230 5 років тому +4

    Looking forward for part 2

  • @deoreokamble8458
    @deoreokamble8458 2 роки тому +8

    And it will be valuable for many more coming centuries.

  • @ty9988do
    @ty9988do 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much I love this video!

  • @garyjohnson9037
    @garyjohnson9037 5 років тому +16

    The gods must be crazy, I liked the story of the guy who jumped overboard with his bag of gold..never to be found, a gift to Davy Jones locker!

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 5 років тому +1

      I'd suggest you watch the film The God's Must be Crazy- Shows what happens when a disruptive influence, however benine we concive it enters a socoiety, bloody funny film as well.

    • @garyjohnson9037
      @garyjohnson9037 5 років тому +3

      @@51WCDodge I've seen it, that's why I used it, thank you for understanding my intent, the Gods of today are crazy in their desire for wealth and power...gold is a status symbol..

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 5 років тому

      Gary Johnson Hopefully others will now see it, enjoy and think about it.

    • @garyjohnson9037
      @garyjohnson9037 5 років тому

      @@51WCDodge there are many disruptive influences, I can't think of anything more disruptive than "climate change"....think about It!!

    • @shemirama1408
      @shemirama1408 5 років тому

      I love that movie! Saw it in high school - our teacher said the school had to pay over $1200 for a copy n this was over 20yrs Argo

  • @DS-zg6ym
    @DS-zg6ym 2 роки тому +4

    Gold is never useless ✨ 💛 but internal that flies with the imagination of it's people

  • @andrewlambert7246
    @andrewlambert7246 2 роки тому +14

    Gold! Gold! Gold! We should never left the gold standard. Those men working there are real heros.period. The only currency that can be used in war time.

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere???

  • @olegpetelevitch4443
    @olegpetelevitch4443 5 місяців тому

    3rd generation jeweler 35yrs ! Loving this ! Thank you !

  • @ef7480
    @ef7480 4 роки тому +345

    Gold does not make you rich. It preserves your purchasing power that's all. Place £1K of cash in a draw for 5-10 years and see if you can 'buy' the same stuff with toilet paper currency. 1 ounce of gold will still buy the same amount of stuff in a decade. It accounts for the inflation of the toilet paper currency supply that is backed by zero. Simple really...

    • @TXLionHeart
      @TXLionHeart Рік тому +18

      Just as real money should.

    • @sigma7773
      @sigma7773 Рік тому +5

      OH, YEHH. DON'T SAY THAT IN FRONT OF HISTORIAN, AND economists not communists that we have today I'm talking about the real capitalist sound money the only way to go not toilet paper

    • @Satoshinakamoto2009
      @Satoshinakamoto2009 Рік тому +10

      I love my gold and will never sell it its my insurance for life

    • @bbkingtvcomical9208
      @bbkingtvcomical9208 Рік тому +12

      Nah dude. My uncle bought gold coin for 800 a piece. 2 years later they were worth 1600. Duhhh. That's money dude.

    • @user-cs8wp6rs3u
      @user-cs8wp6rs3u Рік тому +2

      It can make you now

  • @ianking664
    @ianking664 5 років тому +4

    Looking forward to seeing part 2'

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere??

  • @dahliathereader2872
    @dahliathereader2872 3 роки тому +5

    I enjoyed this documentary

  • @CarlosSilva-td3nn
    @CarlosSilva-td3nn Рік тому +1

    Excellent! Many thanks

  • @bethbartlett5692
    @bethbartlett5692 4 роки тому +6

    *The Gold within is Wisdom*
    Balance is key, Harmony is Balance in motion.
    Moderation is the goal and Conscious Application of Thoughts to manage the Ego Mind. The Ego Mind is an Adolescent Emotional Development - reach higher -

  • @MrRasZee
    @MrRasZee 5 років тому +66

    why are they calling gold useless? its used in all computers, its value has gone up

    • @bethbartlett5692
      @bethbartlett5692 5 років тому +10

      I didn't gather useless from the video - it is highly valuable in computers and Space Crafts - it has many healing potentials in various forms taken orally, not to mention on Chocolate Truffles!!!
      ... and it is absolutely gorgeous

    • @avariceseven9443
      @avariceseven9443 5 років тому +8

      Maybe they were talking about its value in those times. They don't know anything about computers and technology or anything complicated. Gold, in those days, are just that, useless but pretty.

    • @mixwavez8037
      @mixwavez8037 5 років тому +4

      Becuse it is useless, silver and copper are better for electronic use then gold could ever be, and there is penalty of them both. Half of All gold mined is gos to jewelry and artistic uses, and monetary value, even those silver is better as a store of wealth. While half of all silver goes to industrial use.

    • @shemirama1408
      @shemirama1408 5 років тому +5

      Astronaut helmet visor shields r made of gold to protect against radiation.

    • @steveskouson9620
      @steveskouson9620 4 роки тому +9

      @@mixwavez8037, silver and copper, may be better
      conductors, but they tarnish. Gold doesn't.
      steve

  • @TheFinnmacool
    @TheFinnmacool 4 роки тому +5

    They even created futures markets for gold and silver so they can control the prices.

  • @sproutsrevil6508
    @sproutsrevil6508 2 роки тому +4

    Very interesting documentary. I’m not a gold person. Always found it a bit too showy. Give me the under stated class of silver any day.

  • @betod3113
    @betod3113 3 роки тому +12

    Am buying gold this week and buy more after that I love gold and silver...🥇🥈

    • @jamesolivier413
      @jamesolivier413 2 роки тому +1

      Attention‼️
      DO YOU WANT TO SELL GOLD,BUY GOLD, BE A GOLD MINER WHY NOT WORK WITH"BARRICK GOLD CORPORATIONS" SEND AN EMAIL TO barrickgoldcorporations@gmail.com FOR MORE INFORMATION.

    • @obabytutu6008
      @obabytutu6008 2 роки тому

      Sound like king midus😬

    • @daleval2182
      @daleval2182 Рік тому

      Silver premiums are high but well worth it , just get best price and hold, it's become the new rare metal ,due to the greed of exchanges and brokers. Stacking is smart

  • @practicalgrowthacademy3189
    @practicalgrowthacademy3189 4 роки тому +8

    I live in south Africa, Johannesburg to be precise. The earth underneath me is rich and yet I am poor.
    A ton of gold is mined every single day?

    • @practicalgrowthacademy3189
      @practicalgrowthacademy3189 4 роки тому +1

      @Pendulous Testicularis let's tally up my hun.. If it's a ton a day in a single mine in Johannesburg, South Africa as whole has 89 gold producing mines. And mind you, gold is not the only precious metal mined here

  • @ColdasIcePrincezz
    @ColdasIcePrincezz 5 років тому +11

    that background music really helps with the effect.

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?

  • @43shrestha
    @43shrestha Рік тому +1

    The background sound,music makes the video much more interesting.

  • @durwinpocha2488
    @durwinpocha2488 2 роки тому +9

    What is incredible, using todays technology makes 5.5 tons of gold per year from one mine. Compared to the Romans mine 5 tons per 200 years of mining from one mine. He says, "in those days the gold was scarce and the gold barons owned everything." Perhaps they still do, as nothing has changed except gold's production levels. After all there's nothing new under the sun until the age old problems are won and done.

    • @lamarravery4094
      @lamarravery4094 Рік тому +1

      And back then the human population was in the millions, now it's in the billions. More people now in the world to spread the gold around.

  • @kennethajackson411
    @kennethajackson411 4 роки тому +5

    Great & informative video, too many adds!!

  • @TypeSly
    @TypeSly 3 роки тому +35

    Watching shows like this, makes me feel so fortunate to have as many ounces as l do. lol

    • @auricgoldfinger8249
      @auricgoldfinger8249 3 роки тому +3

      How many lol

    • @natashabegley1346
      @natashabegley1346 2 роки тому +2

      Eh only ounces? 😆 I have kilos

    • @keithmcmullen9737
      @keithmcmullen9737 2 роки тому +2

      I have mega tera Omega ounces.
      Like so SO many.
      Yep, I'm in the club .
      That's fer sure.
      👀

    • @isaaccutlip5815
      @isaaccutlip5815 2 роки тому +5

      I have an ounce of marijuana but no gold because I smoke it all and them buy more

    • @raybaca4210
      @raybaca4210 2 роки тому +1

      I got 210 grams of ten k and some 14k chains.. only took me one year to but all this and I work at McDonald's. And I givey.mom 2 grand a month.. 2 grand for her and one grand for my gold

  • @peterbradshaw8018
    @peterbradshaw8018 5 років тому +1

    I read the book . Will read again.

  • @ladyofthewoods2448
    @ladyofthewoods2448 4 роки тому +2

    I pay for no ads it’s worth it Good video.
    I don’t have cable which is way to expensive

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?

    • @scottanthony8240
      @scottanthony8240 2 роки тому

      Hello! How’re you doing?

  • @EmvlogCruz
    @EmvlogCruz 4 роки тому +3

    amazing story

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?

  • @ilovemusic1836
    @ilovemusic1836 4 роки тому +15

    Gold is immortal!

  • @nichhodge8503
    @nichhodge8503 2 роки тому +6

    I personally prefer platinum to gold. Not just because it’s 30 times rarer than gold and more expensive than gold, I prefer the colour of platinum than that of gold (plus it looks better with diamonds in jewellery 💍 )

    • @avgastas1515
      @avgastas1515 2 роки тому +1

      Love plat check out paladium, also platnium is down and is much less then gold for now. Great time to grab smthn

    • @ryansimpson3074
      @ryansimpson3074 2 роки тому +2

      Platinum, at the time of my post here, is worth less than gold.

  • @originalgoldengoddess
    @originalgoldengoddess Рік тому +3

    I love the colour of gold because it reminds me of the sun ☀️

  • @waynemarcotte1654
    @waynemarcotte1654 Рік тому +5

    The reason gold originally became so important was because it was meant for the gods. And because so many chiefs...pharoahs...kings...emperors etc thought themselves to be decended from the gods it became important to men. All the way back to the earliest civilization we currently know of. The Sumerians.

    • @Smellslikenarcspirit
      @Smellslikenarcspirit Рік тому +1

      Gold became a thing because it has the characteristics of money . Before gold we had barter , and barter has the problem of the coincedence of wants . Wich means when i want to trade a closet ( problem whit the closet is : its not portable . Not divisible , i cannot make change whit it ) for food . Then i have the problem or this guy wants to have this closet or not . If he want to have it , then you get the food . Then when you have the food and you want to trade what you have to much ( the next problem , food is not durable . So you need to eat all of it whitin a certain date or trade it before it rots ) . So , we have now learned that money need to have certain characteristics to be money.
      1: money must be a medium of exchange
      2: a unit of account ( in weight or numbers ) .
      3: it must be durable ( it May not rot or decay )
      4: it must be portable ( easy for transport and hold it into your pocket )
      5: it must be divisible ( if my coin has more value then the product , then i need change in return )
      6: it must be fungible ( interchangeable, it means that each coin is the same in valeu so that my 1 ounce gold coin buys the same as the next 1 ounce gold coin )
      7: it must be a store of value ( money must be a store of value over long periods of time , not changing in purchasing power ) . And this is the problem we have today , we dont use money. We use currency , and fiatcurrency only have 6 of the 7 traits . Fiatcurrency,s are prone to inflation because you can print it infinitly , to much currency in circulation creates inflation and loss of purchasing power. Thats why gold remains the ultimate money , it cant be printed and therefore no inflation and loss of purchasing power.

    • @Chen-gl9hm
      @Chen-gl9hm Рік тому

      No body use gold Luke India did .Temples were filled with gold . Indians used gold for every thing worshipping to Jewellery to trading.
      That is way invaders came to loot India.
      So sorry to see you did not even mention India .
      It is still one of highest buyer of gold.
      No Surprise your white and Abrahmic bias can't see beyond this

  • @robertdiehl1281
    @robertdiehl1281 2 роки тому +11

    There are stories of ancient interstellar travelers coming here to earth, and enslaving hominid creatures to mine gold for them. Hundreds of thousands of years ago. Makes one wonder where we got our lust for gold….

    • @HCqvintus
      @HCqvintus 2 роки тому +2

      right, imagine you have the level of technology to cross between stars, why would you take gold from some monkeys? gold is not that rare ouside of earth, and you probably have far better things to do than playing with monkeys, this just shows how self centered and primitive human thinking is...

    • @vihnu
      @vihnu 2 роки тому +1

      @@HCqvintus
      This has yet to be proven.
      Gold yes may be more plenty in planetoids or failed protoplanets, but is it accessible with ease. No no its not.
      Our sphere of life has few fundamental difrences. We have atmosphere, tolerable temperature, and liquid water.
      Liquid water is a requirement in every industrial metal mining process known to man. Without it we would not have industrial access that we do now.

    • @donnetta117
      @donnetta117 2 роки тому +2

      Anunnaki?

    • @SplendidNinja
      @SplendidNinja 2 роки тому

      One person found it, another person liked it and wanted it.. boom
      Later on we found out it was rare, and that made the monetary value for it increase.

    • @DajuOnYoutube
      @DajuOnYoutube 2 роки тому

      Sounds very likely, except that Earth would be one of the worst places to go if you wanted gold and have the option of mining it elsewhere in space.
      It's scarcity on Earth doesn't hold true across the universe, there's known asteroids with more gold and other precious metals than the entire planet but yeah we're currently limited to what's available here.
      The day someone manages to successfully get at it they will be the richest person ever so people are obviously looking at it with dollar signs in their eyes but yeah it's not possible, yet.
      Or if it ever will be because i don't really remember how far away those floating moneymakers are, just that we've seen them, so it's potentially impossible to actually get there depending on the maximum limit of physics regardless of how much we try.

  • @lacyhart2043
    @lacyhart2043 2 роки тому

    This was actually good

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere???

  • @Iron-Bridge
    @Iron-Bridge 4 роки тому +2

    I like the Lut Gholein music from Diablo 2 from 38:00. Reminds me of that ill fated shining jewel city of the East.

  • @LexicroftAlpha
    @LexicroftAlpha 4 роки тому +18

    Gold...
    Gold never changed.

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?

  • @jamesstanway5904
    @jamesstanway5904 Рік тому +9

    no way this man called gold useless....

  • @progresskid8161
    @progresskid8161 5 років тому +20

    THERE THEY GO WITH THEIR AGENDA AGAINST GOLD SAYING ITS USELESS SMH

    • @shemirama1408
      @shemirama1408 5 років тому +1

      Yet I remember from the late 90s all these 'cash for gold' places started popping up n on the internet. Funny I visited two of these store fronts in two diff states, but they were never open - when I called they said by appointment only

    • @lamarravery4094
      @lamarravery4094 Рік тому

      There's an old movie from the 1940s called Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and in the film a character explains why gold is valuable. He says basically that it's rare and the labor required to find and extract it make it valuable. Nowadays it's still rare, but it takes lots of energy to find it, extract it and to refine it. And energy prices are going up.

  • @ryanb8466
    @ryanb8466 5 років тому +14

    You put way to commercials in this Video.

  • @dillybean9959
    @dillybean9959 4 роки тому +3

    So, at 0:10, Timeline tells of the obsession by humans over gold, and Timelines obsession of making up and pulling out of thin air.... Docufibbs 15:53! EXACTLY!!!

  • @sylvia7000
    @sylvia7000 3 роки тому +4

    that church of saint sophia is stunning I dream to see it one day

    • @terrancenorris9992
      @terrancenorris9992 2 роки тому +1

      I was in Istanbul in 2012, you won't be disappointed. I suggest that you gather all the information from various sources before you go so that you'll know all the sites to visit. St Sophia Church is magnificent to behold. Also, you may want to visit the underground cistern. It was used in a James Bond film. (And, be sure to sample the cuisine, fresh and delicious and shop at the huge bazaar... :)

  • @Olivier_Morin-Gilbert
    @Olivier_Morin-Gilbert 2 роки тому +2

    Good documentary

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?

  • @tylerdurden4618
    @tylerdurden4618 5 років тому +6

    I really need to buy me some more jewelry at the pawn shop. I used to have a lot of rings,bracelets, and necklaces.. I'll get it back to where I had it.. One day 😁

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere??

    • @tylerdurden4618
      @tylerdurden4618 2 роки тому

      @@jessicawiley5797 I don't think so. 😊

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Oh... I'm Jessica Wiley from Palm 🌴🥥 Beach 🏖️⛱️ Gardens 🇺🇲 Florida, I am a professional market analysis and expert binary trader 📈

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      How about you and where are you from?

  • @williameaton9058
    @williameaton9058 5 років тому +3

    5:00 Gold colored spray paint gives off the same impression lol

    • @jhenelobispo864
      @jhenelobispo864 5 років тому

      😂 😂

    • @ef7480
      @ef7480 4 роки тому

      Ok stick to your toilet paper 'money' lol...

  • @ravigujju1780
    @ravigujju1780 Рік тому +3

    Not only for wealth but also gold source use for matter transformation to every spec of grain on this planet, gold stable the quality of soil to regenerating

    • @ravigujju1780
      @ravigujju1780 Рік тому

      Earth wealth,wealth means perfect human body condition

  • @linda10989
    @linda10989 5 років тому +12

    Anyone else surprised when the curator was handling those priceless coins with his bare hands?

    • @ojile13
      @ojile13 4 роки тому +1

      @Billy Ray Valentine yes, but you can very much damage the finish on a gold coin from handling it with bare hands. Especially .999 or higher gold, and especially proof coins.
      Which is why people use white gloves when handling them.

    • @geetee2694
      @geetee2694 2 роки тому +2

      I'm more surprised he didn't get his nails done.

    • @willbe5994
      @willbe5994 2 роки тому +1

      No

    • @ryansimpson3074
      @ryansimpson3074 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah I was thinking the same...

    • @terrancenorris9992
      @terrancenorris9992 2 роки тому +2

      Doesn't have any impact on gold. Just wipe with a clean cloth before storage...

  • @toddmaidment1711
    @toddmaidment1711 2 роки тому +1

    Interesting 👍❤️

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere??

  • @socrates_the_great6209
    @socrates_the_great6209 5 років тому +7

    Fiat "up to standard" "Listen everybody! Your coin is 0% gold and silver! Valueless!" "We can print them limitless!"

    • @ef7480
      @ef7480 4 роки тому

      dubstep1994 - print coins? That's a new one on me...

    • @gabeyo5071
      @gabeyo5071 2 роки тому

      It the guns and power behind that matter. .

  • @allanashby8089
    @allanashby8089 5 років тому +4

    9:09 ...GIn ancient Egypt, gold was called the "flesh of the gods," but iron was known as "the bones of the gods."

    • @NOTTHASAME
      @NOTTHASAME 4 роки тому +1

      First of all , there's no such place as "ancient Egypt" .
      The entire middle East was kmown as Alkebulan , it includes Egypt , Iran , Iraq , Syria , India , Israel and more , this was your ancient Egypt before the lines were drawn in the sand.
      Alkebulan was ruled by 18 dynastic kings and queens but historians don't want this to be known because it would give credit to blacks and history would have to be rewritten.
      They told about one king of the time , king Tut but there were many more.
      The evilness arrived and killed over 50 million black Jews and this led to a mass exodus of people to escape the slaughter , this was written about in the book of Exodus in the bible.
      This world has hated the black people throughout history because evil hated anything of God and God called these people his people.
      As God told Moses to tell the person that had them in captivity to LET HIS PEOPLE GO , Pharaoh was not willing to do so and God chastised him.
      Satan hated anything of God because God sent the angels to destroy him and locked him out of heaven.

    • @MyLawrence04
      @MyLawrence04 10 місяців тому

      @@NOTTHASAMEyup what the called is in short pegans ..

  • @novastones8914
    @novastones8914 4 роки тому +2

    Gold memory.thank you and god bless.

    • @jessicawiley5797
      @jessicawiley5797 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?

  • @juanolague4265
    @juanolague4265 6 місяців тому

    THANKS !❤

  • @SnoopyDoofie
    @SnoopyDoofie 5 років тому +44

    Picking my nose while watching this video. Just digging for gold like everyone.

  • @Happy_HIbiscus
    @Happy_HIbiscus 5 років тому +3

    dude, this is cool

  • @donnetta117
    @donnetta117 2 роки тому +1

    "Excrements of The God's."...🤔🤭
    Storing that in my mental bank. Never heard that before but I am sooooo going to use it one day, LoL.😊 Learning of other cultures is so cool.
    Enjoyed this documentary very much. Thank you.

  • @takayama1638
    @takayama1638 4 роки тому +1

    This is my second time watch8ng this. I’m getting a fever...

  • @danielcraft3727
    @danielcraft3727 Рік тому +3

    The love of money power and authority destroys all empires

  • @BuildVisions4Africa1
    @BuildVisions4Africa1 2 роки тому +12

    The problem with gold is power people with power uses and abuses other to extract the ore but make sure the very people who mine it always remain poor. All the mining towns I know of only have degraded environments and pollution to show for their resources. Some justice in the industry would have been a great legacy for the world.

    • @lamarravery4094
      @lamarravery4094 Рік тому

      If they were rich, they wouldn't have to work in the mines.

    • @aleenashafaat2295
      @aleenashafaat2295 Рік тому

      Well Said..
      Besides this very thought, towards what you pointed at... Is something rarely found.. Business oriented industries only bother in their own terms.

    • @davide2711
      @davide2711 7 місяців тому

      Boo hoo

  • @veritas5287
    @veritas5287 2 роки тому +1

    24:52 Oracle of Delphi is a savage lol

  • @TheGhostQuarter
    @TheGhostQuarter Рік тому

    This must be a fairly old video since at 8:00 the guy says gold is useless. I hate to say but most electronics are made with gold, there is space telescopes lined with gold, astronauts space suits have gold in their visors. So yeah gold has a lot of applications and uses beyond looking pretty.

  • @selecttravelvacations7472
    @selecttravelvacations7472 2 роки тому +19

    I love how the doc talks of Romans destroying the mountain to gather 4-5 tons of gold over 200 years, then shows a modern day explosion of the mountain to get to today’s gold of multiple tons, quickly. Thereby also destroying the environment and mountain. I guess it’s good the Romans didn’t have explosive devices. History could’ve been much different. 😆

    • @SplendidNinja
      @SplendidNinja 2 роки тому +3

      Glad we didn't have half the tech we do now back then, we would all have never existed lol
      Nukes/bombs, and fully auto guns..... oof, imagine countries being decimated for things like wheat. Smh

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere???

    • @selecttravelvacations7472
      @selecttravelvacations7472 2 роки тому

      @@annetteveronica7293 Just Algorythms 😆 likely because we like similar videos and have similar interests. Nice to meet you, historyphile?

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      Oh...I'm Annette Veronica from Palm 🌴🥥 Beach 🏖️⛱️ Gardens 🇺🇲 Florida, I am a professional market analysis and expert binary trader 📈

    • @annetteveronica7293
      @annetteveronica7293 2 роки тому

      How about you and where are you from?

  • @albuggy9293
    @albuggy9293 3 роки тому +5

    I been buying bullion since 2015 one oz pure 24 k only,now I love coins as well but they are not pure at least most aren’t,,I always had this dream of owning my own crown 👑,well I am 27 oz saved and 3 more to go then I’m making my own 👑 😂 idk why I wanted this I forgot why but I’m so close now there’s no going back after I’m done getting the 30 oz I’m getting gems next 😉, what y’all think ?crazy of me or genius?

    • @jamieglover4853
      @jamieglover4853 2 роки тому

      I love your audacity. Good luck and I would love to see a picture when your dream is complete.

  • @things2know699
    @things2know699 3 роки тому +1

    youtube with too much ads is really giving a horrible user experience and its getting worse