The tomb's cremated remains are over 100 years older than the earliest-known cremation practices at Gordion. King Midas is the stuff of legend. Ancient Greek tales tell of a Phrygian ruler granted the ...

Archaeologists have discovered an eighth-century-B.C. royal tomb of a relative of King Midas in the ancient city of Gordion, southwest of Ankara, Turkey. The burial mound contained dozens of rare ...

Archaeologists in Turkey uncover a 2,800-year-old royal tomb with a funeral feast, clues to Phrygian power, and links to King Midas.

Archaeologists have found a 2,800-year-old royal tomb located near King Midas’s former home in Turkey, the country’s news agency, Anadolu Ajansı, reported. Scientists excavating a site in Gordion ...

Turkey pulled through with yet another amazing discovery that reflected the human past, a royal tomb no less. Referred to as Tumulus 26 (T26), the discovery was of a well-preserved ancient Phrygian ...

Two years after their first adventure, Tad Jones and Sara Lavrof have separate lives; he is a construction worker studying archaeology, and she is a renowned archaeologist and explorer. After ...