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The person who first picked up an alluvial raw diamond has a name that has been lost to history, since this act probably occurred about 6,000 years ago, probably in India.
Diamonds have been part of human history for as far back as 5,000 BC. So who discovered the first one has a name that has been lost to history.

Nobody knows. Diamonds have been known since prehistoric times.

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