"Unprecedented Discovery: 1,700-Year-Old Intact Roman Egg Found in Aylesbury"
TL;DR Summary
Scientists have discovered a 1,700-year-old intact Roman egg in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, which is believed to be the only one of its kind in the world. The egg, found during a dig, still contains its original yolk and egg white, a "world first" according to researchers. The egg has been scanned and consulted on by experts at the University of Kent and London's Natural History Museum, and is now housed at Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury for further research on how to extract its contents without breaking the shell.
- Aylesbury Roman egg with contents a 'world first', say scientists BBC.com
- Roman egg still intact found in UK in ‘amazing’ discovery CNN
- 'World first' intact Roman egg laid 1700 years ago discovered by archaeologists The Independent
- Roman chicken egg discovered in Aylesbury still has its liquid yolk and whites intact after 1,700 YEARS, scans Daily Mail
- Scientists 'blown away' by 1700-year-old, intact chicken egg Interesting Engineering
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
1
Time Saved
3 min
vs 4 min read
Condensed
86%
646 → 88 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on BBC.com