UK researchers 'blown away' after discovering 1,700-year-old egg still contains yolk: report

 Archaeologists in Britain were shocked to discover that a 1,700-year-old ancient Roman egg discovered in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire still had a yolk inside, according to reports.

The discovery of the egg was announced in December 2019, when archaeologists from Oxford Archeology completed excavations at Aylesbury between 2007 and 2016.

Experts found a basket containing four eggs in a water-filled pit, which they believe may have been used as a "wishing well". However, when the eggs were removed from the environment, three of them broke, releasing a very strong odor described as "a strong stench".

The remaining egg survived and, according to the BBC, was subjected to a micro-CT scan which revealed what was inside.

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Edward Biddulph, senior project manager at Oxford Archaeology, oversaw the dig and told the media outlet that it was "astonishing" to find the only intact egg from that period in Britain, but "absolutely incredible" that the egg still had its original contents.

"When we saw the contents there, we were shocked because we expected leeches to be found in them," he said.

Excavations at Berryfields in Aylesbury took place before the development of housing, and along with eggs, archaeologists found what were described as dozens of coins, shoes, wooden tools and a "very rare" basket.

At the time of the announcement, Biddulph said that the "Wishing Well" could operate similarly to modern-day wishing wells.

"Passers-by may have stopped to throw offerings to fulfill the wishes of the gods of the underworld," Biddulph said. He said the eggs were a rare find. "For obvious reasons the Romans associated eggs with rebirth and fertility. We've found chicken bones and broken egg shells in Roman graves in Britain before, but never a whole egg."

The archeology firm did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's inquiries regarding the latest discovery involving the egg.

Conservator Dana Goodburn-Brown, who has done additional work with the egg, took it to the University of Kent for analysis, the BBC reported.

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“This produced a wonderful image which indicated that the egg, in addition to being intact – which is quite incredible – had also retained its fluid inside, possibly derived from the yolk, albumin, etc.,” Mr Biddulph said.

The egg also went to the Natural History Museum in London, where discussions were held to extract the egg's contents without destroying the egg.

Having traveled to several locations, the egg is now located in Aylesbury at the Discover Bucks Museum, as experts continue to determine how to obtain the contents of the egg without breaking the shell.

"It's a bit like cracking an egg - but obviously it's a much better process," Mr Biddulph told the BBC.

"It has immense potential