I watch a lot of Time Team/Digging for Britain, every time I see gold come out of the earth after 1000 years looking relatively uncorrupted, I think *oh, yeah.

I watch a lot of Time Team/Digging for Britain, every time I see gold come out of the earth after 1000 years looking relatively uncorrupted, I think *oh, yeah. Well that’s something that stands out about that mineral”. I generally place zero value in gold jewelry and such, but I did notice something the first time I held a solid gold coin - sounds silly but uh, gold lust is a thing, your inner-Gollum awakens just a little. The metaphor of putting people under a spell is apt. Still not interested in the bling, but it’s a fascinating material.