A mysterious “lost kingdom” dating to between 900 – 600BC has been discovered after a chance find by archaeologists in Turkey.

Hieroglyphs etched in stone suggest the rulers of the civilisation may have conquered the kingdom ruled by King Midas, the legendary ancient ruler said to have a golden touch. 

An international team of researchers were working on a significant archaeological dig in Ankara, when they were tipped off by a local farmer who had come across a large and unusual piece of rock while dredging a drainage ditch on his land nearby.

You can read more about this amazing discovery here:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/lost-civilisation-kingdom-turkey-king-midas-turkmen-karahoyuk-a9356636.html