Israel discovers cooked ostrich eggs dating back to more than 4,000 years ago

STORY: Israel discovers cooked ostrich eggs dating back to more than 4,000 years ago DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. the archaeological site in Negev desert, southern Israel STORYLINE: Israeli archaeologists have found eight prehistoric ostrich eggs that date back to more than 4,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Thursday. The eggs were found next to an ancient fire pit at a prehistoric nomads' campsite in a sand dune area of the southern Negev desert, the IAA noted. One of the eggs was found right inside the pit, indicating that they were used as food at the site. The researchers estimated that these are the first archaeological signs of cooking eggs at that time. Such sites are quickly covered by dunes, and exposed with the movement of the sands over hundreds and thousands of years, allowing for the exceptional preservation of the eggs, the IAA said. The location of the eggs and their proximity to e

• Product Code
• ILEA001226246

• Registered date
• 2023/1/13 00:00:00

• Credit
• Xinhua / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved

• Media size
• 1920 × 1080 pixel

• Deployment size
• 157.47(MB)*

• Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.