BBC - MYTHS AND HEROES: JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE: Svanteti, Georgia

Panning for gold on the Svaneti river. Svaneti has been famous for its mineral wealth for several thousand years, and the use of  a sheep's fleece by gold panners is by no means unique to the Caucasus. Is this behind the myth of the golden fleece?Nikon F5, 17-35mm, Fuji Velvia 100
Svanteti, Georgia

Panning for gold on the Svaneti river. Svaneti has been famous for its mineral wealth for several thousand years, and the use of a sheep's fleece by gold panners is by no means unique to the Caucasus. Is this behind the myth of the golden fleece? 

Nikon F5, 17-35mm, Fuji Velvia 100