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An extraordinary discovery in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has stunned archaeologists and scientists worldwide: a 1,700-year-old egg, is the only intact specimen from Roman Britain, and now considered the only one of its type globally, as its contents are still preserved. This remarkable find was made during an archaeological dig between 2007 and 2016, ahead of a housing development project. Initially celebrated as a "genuinely unique discovery" for being intact, the egg's significance has just soared as recent micro-CT scans revealed it still contained liquid yolk and egg white, an outcome that left researchers "absolutely blown away." Such preservation defied expectations, as it was anticipated that the egg's contents would have leeched out over the centuries. The egg was discovered alongside other