![The Muisca raft was dated to between 1200 to1500 BC. Made of 80% gold alloy, with silver and copper, it was created using the lost wax casting method.](https://members.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/Hunting-South-American-Gold.jpg)
![The Muisca raft was dated to between 1200 to1500 BC. Made of 80% gold alloy, with silver and copper, it was created using the lost wax casting method.](https://members.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_category/public/Hunting-South-American-Gold.jpg?itok=8OJi8FiB)
Hunting South American Gold
Gold has always captured the imagination of mankind. Long before it acquired any monetary value and became a source of greed, gold was valued for its spiritual connotation. By 2000 BC the Muisca people in South America had forged gold and created...
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