Archaeologists recently uncovered a royal tomb linked to King Midas' family in Turkey, revealing bronze vessels and insights ...

Professor C. Brian Rose of the Penn Museum, the Excavation Director at Gordion, Türkiye where the tomb was uncovered, spoke to PopMech about this historic discovery ...

The discovery was made at the Gordion archaeological site which is located around 60 miles southwest of Ankara ...

In the ancient city of Gordion in Turkey, archaeologists have unearthed an 8th-century B.C.E. tomb with possible ties to King Midas.

King Midas is the stuff of legend. Ancient Greek tales tell of a Phrygian ruler granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold. No monarch ever actually possessed a divine touch (or donkey ...

Archaeologists have discovered an 8th-century tomb in Turkey that is potentially connected to King Midas — and contains rare artifacts and cremated remains of a high-ranking individual.

The grave of King Midas’s relative, though unconfirmed, has already offered new insights into the customs and traditions of this dynasty, which began with a humble farmer, Midas’s father.

At one time, Gordion was ruled by King Midas, famously known for his "golden touch." Archeologists believe that the newly-discovered tomb may have belonged to a member of the Midas dynasty.

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 2,800-year-old royal tomb which researchers believe belonged to one of King Midas’s relatives.

Who was Gordias, the legendary father of rich King Midas? Legend connects him to the Gordian knot, famously cut by Alexander ...