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The World’s Oldest Processed Gold (C. 4600–4200 BC) Was Found In 1972 At The Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria. ~3K Items (~6 Kg In Weight) Were Uncovered From ~300 Graves. Grave #43 Held Over 1.5+ Kg Gold On A High-Status Male, More Gold Than Existed In The World At The Time. This Find Reveals Varna’s Early Social Hierarchy & Advanced Metallurgy.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/varna-gold-humanitys-first-gold-jewelry-was-found-in-a-cemetery-with-a-gold-penis-sheath

Archaeologists found hundreds of burials in the Copper Age cemetery in Varna, Bulgaria, some of which were littered with gold artifacts.