What is the earliest data history which exists regarding diamonds?

In my modest opinion since diamonds are purely carbon and since carbon is the actual building block for all life on earth since creation and also since the beginning of creation there were volcanoes and since diamonds are created in volcanoes.

Also since the universe is made up of carbon and since meteors containing diamonds falling from the universe have been impacting earth from its' creation, my conclusion is that diamonds were here from the time of the formation of the earth.

Mankind’s appreciation for them is said to have been some three to four thousand years ago, when a little boy, while playing on his father's farm next to a river in Egypt found some brightly coloured unique stones, which were subsequently sold by his father and was later determined to be diamonds.

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In my modest opinion since diamonds are purely carbon and since carbon is the actual building block for all life on earth since creation and also since the beginning of creation there were volcanoes and since diamonds are created in volcanoes.

Also since the universe is made up of carbon and since meteors containing diamonds falling from the universe have been impacting earth from its' creation, my conclusion is that diamonds were here from the time of the formation of the earth.

Mankind’s appreciation for them is said to have been some three to four thousand years ago, when a little boy, while playing on his father's farm next to a river in Egypt found some brightly coloured unique stones, which were subsequently sold by his father and was later determined to be diamonds.

For more diamonds facts visit: http://www.Diamond-Rings-Facts.com

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The world's oldest diamonds were actually found in Australia in 2007. Tiny nano-diamonds were found encased in zircon crystal. The diamonds were dated to 4.25 billion year ago, which is older than any other diamond ever found. Keep in mind that our planet apparently formed 4.5 billion years ago. This means these are some ooooold diamonds!

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Diamonds were actually probably discovered as long as 6000 years ago in India. They were used to decorate ancient temples, crowns, religious icons, goblets and such in ancient India. They were also valued as talismans which were supposed to protect their owners from harm. Due to their hardness, diamonds were also probably used as engraving tools for thousands of years. Diamonds weren't brought over to Europe until around 327 BC, when Alexander the Great made it all the way to India and brought back diamonds as war booty.

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Around 3,000 ago is the earliest existing historical data - in India. Back in these days diamonds were valued for their ability to refract light. Diamonds were also used for decorative purposes and as a talisman againts evil.

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Literally speaking, diamonds were first unearthed around 4000 years ago in India, but of course they had none of the sparkle of the rock on your diamond engagement ring. It took thousands more years for people to discover how to cut facets into diamonds to give them their breathtaking sparkle and fire. Back then, diamonds were just extremely hard, cloudy looking pebbles with a rough outer surface, without much exceptional usage. It wasn't until 1456 in Paris when Louis de Berqueur discovered diamond cutting, that diamonds became a chic and coveted accessory. About two decades later, in 1477, the Archduke Maximilian of Austria gave the first diamond engagement ring to his fiancée, a tradition which spread slowly but surely all over the world.

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The first diamond was supposedly discovered 4000 years ago in an Indian river bed, in the region of Golconda, in what is today known as Hyderabad, but I'm not sure what the proof is for that claim.

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