Sky news: [2] If you wanted to give an extravagant gift 5,000 years ago, you might have chosen an ostrich egg. Now some of these beautiful Easter egg-sized objects are in London’s British Museum. [3] The eggs were found in Italy but their origins have long been a mystery – ostriches are not indigenous to Europe. Now, research into the museum’s collection by an international team of archaeologists reveals new insights into their history. [4] People across Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa traded ostrich eggs up to 5,000 years ago, in the Bronze and Iron Ages.