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The Ultimate Egg

Eggs Through History

From ancient creation myths to modern industrial farming, the egg has been a constant companion to human civilization. A timeline of the world's most versatile food.

9 eras
The OG Eggs: Dinosaurs Did It First
250 Million BC – 66 Million BC

The OG Eggs: Dinosaurs Did It First

Pharaohs, Fertile Crescents, and the First Poultry Farms
3000 BC – 500 BC

Pharaohs, Fertile Crescents, and the First Poultry Farms

Eggs, Philosophy, and the Roman Brunch
800 BC – 476 AD

Eggs, Philosophy, and the Roman Brunch

Lent, Ledgers, and the Egg Economy
500 AD – 1500 AD

Lent, Ledgers, and the Egg Economy

Columbus, Chickens, and the Global Egg Trade
1400 AD – 1700 AD

Columbus, Chickens, and the Global Egg Trade

From Barnyard to Battery Cage
1760 AD – 1900 AD

From Barnyard to Battery Cage

Refrigerators, Regulations, and the Cholesterol Wars
1900 AD – 1999 AD

Refrigerators, Regulations, and the Cholesterol Wars

The Egg Renaissance: Cage-Free, Pasture-Raised, and Extremely Online
2000 AD – Present

The Egg Renaissance: Cage-Free, Pasture-Raised, and Extremely Online

Eggs in Art, Sport, and the Collective Imagination
Timeless

Eggs in Art, Sport, and the Collective Imagination

The story of the egg is the story of civilization itself.

The history continues to be written, one egg at a time.