A 1,700-year-old Roman egg found a few years ago in the central English town of Aylesbury still contains liquid. This was evident from a CT scan, which showed the contents including air bubble.
This was confirmed by Oxford Archeology excavation manager Edward Biddulph at the request of the German Press Agency. Experts believe that the liquid contents consist of egg whites and yolks that have combined to form a single liquid.
Discovered in a well filled with water
A CT scan was made a few months ago to determine how best to store the egg, which probably came from a chicken. According to the information, it was found in a well filled with water from which water was once drawn for brewing.
Part of a sacrifice to the underworld?
It may have been placed there as part of a sacrifice between the years 270 and 300 of the Christian era. Other eggs also discovered there broke after coming into contact with the air – releasing a liquid with a sharp sulphurous odor.
“The egg has enormous research potential,” Biddulph wrote. On the one hand, it concerns the question of how such objects could have been preserved, but also what type of chicken it was and questions about the keeping and use of chickens and birds in Roman times.
During excavations a rare basket was also uncovered
In addition to the eggs, a rare basket was also found during excavations between 2007 and 2016, which may have also contained bread. The objects may have ended up in the well during a funeral procession as an offering to the underworld, Biddulph continues.
Source: Krone
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