Roman egg found in Aylesbury still has contents after 1,700 years

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Roman egg found in Aylesbury still has contents after 1,700 years

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Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

Archaeologists and naturalists astonished to find yolk and albumen that may reveal secrets about the bird that laid it

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TIL: Romans laid eggs.
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  My first thoughts as well!

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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.

Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time.

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