Ancient Mining Tools and Techniques .
· He makes tools. Gold, Silver, Copper: Charming Jewelry. Jewelry of a Sumerian queen''s attendant from 4000 years ago. Evidence has it that gold has been mined since about 3000 BC. The oldest objects of gold were discovered in the Sumerian capital of Ur, which is in the southeastern part of present day Iraq. There, a royal tomb was excavated revealing gold chains for jewelry. From 2500 .