6月10日电 以色列文物管理局9日宣布在特拉维夫市附近发现一枚约1000年前的鸡蛋。

June 10 (Xinhua) the Israeli Heritage Administration announced on June 9 that an egg about 1000 years old was found near Tel Aviv.

据《耶路撒冷邮报》报道，考古人员在中部城镇亚夫内考古挖掘时意外发现这枚鸡蛋。当时，考古人员在挖掘一片拜占庭时期的工业区时，发现了一个粪坑，在其中发现了这枚鸡蛋。由于得到粪坑内“柔软的人类排泄物”保护，这枚鸡蛋得以完整保存。

According to the Jerusalem Post, archaeologists accidentally found the egg while excavating in the central town of yafne. At that time, when archaeologists excavated a Byzantine industrial area, they found a cesspit in which the egg was found. Protected by the "soft human excrement" in the cesspit, the egg was completely preserved.

以色列文物管理局古代家禽专家莱·佩里·贾勒说，在世界范围内，考古发现鸡蛋碎片较常见，但发现“一枚完整的鸡蛋确实罕见”。

Le Perry Jalal, an expert on ancient poultry from the Israel heritage administration, said that egg fragments are more common in archaeology around the world, but "a complete egg is really rare.".

不过，这枚鸡蛋底部有一道微小裂缝，导致大部分蛋液流失，只留下少量蛋黄，有待DNA检测。此外，在转移过程中，鸡蛋进一步破裂，所幸经以色列文物管理局有机实验室修复，鸡蛋得以复原。

However, there was a tiny crack in the bottom of the egg, which led to the loss of most of the egg liquid, leaving only a small amount of yolk for DNA testing. In addition, during the transfer process, the eggs were further broken. Fortunately, the eggs were restored by the organic laboratory of the Israel heritage administration.