Who first discovered gold, where did he find it, and how was he rewarded?

James W. Marshall first discovered gold, he found it in Sutter Creek near Coloma, California, and the California legislature awarded him two-year pension when he was almost broke

Explanation:

ancient Mesopotamians

One such date is 2600 B.C., when gold was discovered by the ancient Mesopotamians and used to create some of the world's first gold jewelry

Explanation:

First discovered by ancient Mesopotamians

found it in the Mesopotamians city

rewarded with jewelry.

well the fact it is basically a peninsula allowed trade to come from many places, thus allowing cultural diffusion to take place. india has seasonal monsoons that merchants travel back and forth from india using the monsoons wind patterns