"1,700-Year-Old Roman Chicken Egg Found Intact in UK"
TL;DR
A 1,700-year-old Roman egg found in Buckinghamshire has its liquid yolk and whites intact, making it a rare and exciting discovery. The egg, part of an extraordinary collection of items, was preserved in a waterlogged pit and may have been placed there for good luck. Researchers are now aiming to extract the liquid contents without breaking the shell for further scientific research.
- Roman chicken egg discovered in Aylesbury still has its liquid yolk and whites intact after 1,700 YEARS, scans Daily Mail
- Roman egg still intact found in UK in ‘amazing’ discovery CNN
- Aylesbury Roman egg with contents a 'world first', say scientists BBC.com
- 'World first' intact Roman egg laid 1700 years ago discovered by archaeologists The Independent
- Scientists 'blown away' by 1700-year-old, intact chicken egg Interesting Engineering
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