The tomb retained all of the objects which had been placed in the burial chamber, untouched by grave-robbers across millennia. The deceased figure inside the tomb appears to have been cremated—a practice otherwise not seen in the region for a century after. This story is a collaboration with Biography.comMost people are likely familiar with the folkloric figure of King Midas: the monarch of Greek myth whose touch turned all things to gold, with tragic consequences. The excavation that lead to the discovery was helmed by Yücel Şenyurt (from Haci Bayram Veli University) and C. Brian Rose (Gordion Excavation Director and Ferry Curator-in-Charge of the Penn Museum's Mediterranean Section). Penn Museum Bronze items discovered during the most recent excavation.