Scientists are closer to cracking a 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding the ancient trade and production of decorated ostrich eggs. Long before Fabergé, ornate ostrich eggs were highly prized by the elites of Mediterranean civilizations during the Bronze and Iron Ages, but to date little has been known about the complex supply chain behind these luxury goods. [1]
Useless goods.
Precious goods.
Ostriches.
Special eggs.
Watch.
Chickens.
An omelet.
Eat.
You will be hungry again.
Precious goods.
Useless goods…
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