# Gold in Antiquity — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gold-in-antiquity-whe-definition-discussion/1093>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [April 4, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gold-in-antiquity-whe-definition-discussion/1093 "2014-04-04T20:14:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gold-in-antiquity-whe-definition-discussion/1093/1 "2014-04-04T20:14:42Z")

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Gold, chemical symbol Au (from the Latin _aurum_ meaning 'shining dawn'), is a precious metal which has been used since antiquity in the production of jewellery, coinage, sculpture, vessels and as a decoration for buildings, monuments and statues.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gold-in-antiquity-whe-definition-discussion/1093/2 "2026-07-28T18:28:13Z")

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