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The 8th-century BCE Tumulus MM, otherwise known as the 'Tomb of Midas', outside Gordium, capital of Phrygia (modern Turkey). It is the second-largest ancient tumulus in Anatolia.

The 8th November is celebrated as Archangels Day in Greece, but on that November day in 1977 CE something remarkable happened: an excavation team led by Professor Manolis Andronikos were roped down into the eerie gloom of an unlooted Macedonian-styled...

Iron peritrachelion (gorget) with golden-silver decorative plate found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century...

Iron core of linothorax with golden buckles found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Located at Archaeological...

Gilt bronze shoes, most likely imports from the Korean Peninsula. Etafunayama Tumulus, Nagomi-machi, Kumamoto, Japan. Kofun Period, 5th-6th century CE. National Treasure. (Tokyo National Museum)

Engraved Chinese bronze mirror with a deity and horse carriage design. From the 4th-5th century CE Samitatakarazuka Tumulus, Japan. From 2nd-3rd century CE China. Important Cultural Property. (Tokyo National Museum)

Golden-plated gorytos (quiver) found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Located at Archaeological Museum...

An offering vessel of Sue stoneware. From Kanmuriyama Tumulus, Shimoashimori, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan. Kofun Period, 6th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)

This horse is a "haniwa" or a terracotta tomb object. It was excavated at Kamishiba Tumulus in Gunma prefecture, Japan. It dates from the Kofun period or around the 6th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)

A warrior sekijin or tomb marker. Iwatoyama Tumulus, Yoshida, Fukuoka, Japan. Kofun Period, 6th century CE. Important Cultural Property. (Tokyo National Museum).