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Turkish officials recently unveiled a gleaming gold brooch and a rare jade stone in Troy – a remarkable breakthrough that sheds light on the city's pre-Greek past.

The artifacts were found by archaeologists excavating the Troy archaeological site, located in northwestern Turkey.

Troy was once considered a mythical city, and its remains were first unearthed by Heinrich Schliemann in 1870. The settlement is most famous for being depicted in Homer's epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey."

ANCIENT CIVILIZATION'S GOLD COINS, LUXURY ARTIFACTS UNEARTHED DURING 'UNPRECEDENTED' DIG

The Turkish Directorate of Communications announced the new finds in a Sept. 30 release, citing Anadolu Agency.

The artifacts were found in the T

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