Apart from being a curious find, it can give us a lot of information about domestic animals of the Roman era.
There are truly amazing discoveries that remained completely silent for millennia until they came to light. From insects that have survived for more than 45,000 years to the present day, a 1,700 year old chicken egg Which has been found completely preserved. It is a real surprise for the researchers who have “rescued” it from a flooded area along with other tools of daily life in the Roman world in the year 300 AD. C.
we will see How was he able to survive so long?
And why it is so important on a historical and archaeological level.an egg that had a lot of surprises in it
A surprising discovery has been made in England, an egg approximately 1,700 years old has been found, so it can be dated to the last century of Roman occupation. What makes this discovery especially incredible is that This is an amazing state of conservation:egg ingredients still moving around inside its shell, has remained fluid for centuries. This is a completely unique phenomenon in the world Previous cases of intact eggs were usually intentional, That is, those eggs which were tried to be preserved for years, but this is completely accidental As they explain in a statement from Oxford Archaeology.
Three other ancient eggs were also found during the same excavation, but unfortunately they broke during analysis, which highlights the extreme fragility of products that have recently arrived and are already quite easy to break. The situation reaches such an extent that the egg becomes so fragile Any direct physical contact or exposure to air can cause it to break.
,The preservation of this egg may have been due to its accidental burial in an area that was later flooded, making complete preservation possible because there was not enough oxygen. The egg is currently in the Museum of Natural Sciences, London, where it will be analyzed in more detail to better understand it How could this state be preserved for more than one and a half millennium,
The preservation of this egg is a very positive thing. This gives us really valuable information about Egg preservation conditionsDiet and even diet of the Romans in Britain Domestic animals that lived with humans long ago,
Specifically as a summary:
- A 1700 year old egg from the Roman period has been found in England.
- It has been preserved so well that its contents still remain liquid inside.
- This is a unique discovery in the world and is truly amazing. The remaining intact eggs were preserved for this purpose and not, as was the case, by chance.
- They found three other ancient eggs, but they were broken during analysis.
- It is so delicate that it cannot be touched or exposed to air otherwise it will break.
- Over time the yolk and white continue to mix.
- It seems that what protected the eggs was that they ended up in a flooded area.
- It is now in the Natural Science Museum, London for further analysis.
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