A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak—Caracol’s first known ruler. Buried with elaborate ...

Archaeologists from @UHouston have uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak — Caracol’s first ruler and dynastic founder. It’s the ...

Bernadette Nason of Austin entertains youngsters at the Schulenburg Public Library Friday morning, June 27. She told the story of King Midas and how his “golden touch” upset his daughter, Marigold. He ...

Read our review of This Is a Gift at Pitlochry Festival Theatre: myth of King Midas is transposed to 21st century Leith in this poetic monologue ...

'Untouched tomb' King Midas tomb uncovers key funeral detail Archaeologists have discovered a royal tomb from the eighth century BC in central Turkey, which is believed to be from the family of ...

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

Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed a remarkably preserved royal tomb, Tumulus T-26, dating back to 750 B.C. at Gordion, the capital of the Phrygian kingdom ruled by the legendary King Midas ...

A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn’t extinguish an onboard fire that left the ...

Archeologists have uncovered a tomb that they believe belonged to a member of the dynasty of King Midas—a figure who, in Greek folklore, turned anything he touched into gold. The tomb retained ...