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2,800-year-old royal tomb discovered near King Midas' home in Turkey

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The eighth-century -B.C. royal tomb of a relative of King Midas was found in the ancient city of Gordion .

The burial mound contained dozens of rare artifacts and cremated human bones from an elite individual.

Gordion was the capital of the Phrygian kingdom of Phrygia , which lasted from 1200 to 675 B.C.