LA HISTORY OF THE MYTH OF KING MIDAS It is one of the best known, that Greek monarch than everything that touched made it gold, but with tragic consequences. But, really, yes there was a Midas kingalthough this controlled much of Asia minor at the beginning of the first millennium a. C., dynasty on which they have found Remains at the Gordion site, Türkiye.
Archaeologists discovered a real funeral chamber of the seventh century BC. C. Very well preserved, as Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism announced. The excavation was directed by Yücel şenyurt, from the University Haci Bayram Veli, and C. Brian RoseDirector of Excavations of Gordion and conservative of Ferry by the Mediterranean section of the Penn Museum.
The portal Popular Mechanics He contacted Rose to know everything about this new finding. “Without inscriptions, it is difficult to determine who the deceased was”, He pointed out, and that is that the roof was half collapsed, but the objects were saved, among which there were “bronze vessels used in banquets, along with iron tools.”
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Due to the luxury of the objects found, it is thought that they belong to the King Midas family: “The most surprising thing is that the grave was a cremation instead of an inhumation. For the rest, our earliest cremation dates from more than a century later, indicating the high status of the deceased. ”
“It is not uncommon for rulers to receive different treatment, both in life and death. One of the most prominent examples is the deceased of the funeral mm of mm in Gordion, whom we identify as Midas's father. The surviving skull makes it clear that his head was bandaged and made when he was a baby to have an oblong shape, different from any other person in the area, ”he said.
Gordion has been included in the Unesco World Heritage Sites list
“While these excavations used to last three months every summer, while the researchers resumed their teaching and academic activities at home, a new program developed in 2024 by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey has expanded the scope of excavations in the historical sites of Türkiye, allowing field work to continue throughout the year thanks to the collaboration with Turkish archaeologists,” They explain from the Penn Museum, delighted with this finding.
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In fact, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism made Gordion included in the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage Sites List: “Being registered in the Unesco World Heritage Sites list is an incredible honor and has drastically increased the number of visitors to the site. As a consequence, Gordion has become a more important component of the region's economy and it is easier to get support for conservation and restoration,” said Rose.
