Eventually, some ancient Egyptians likely welcomed the cats home as adorable pet companions, they say. The domestication and spread of animals driven by cults is not uncommon. For instance, previous ...

Several mummified cat remains and deities like the Egyptian goddess Bastet suggest that the furry felines and humans lived alongside each other in the region. However, the exact circumstances ...

Have you ever wondered why cats, with their independent nature, became our cherished household companions? Recent archaeological discoveries are rewriting the story of cat domestication, revealing a ...

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While it is common to see cats in modern households, cats are among the most recently domesticated animals. Archaeological ...

Discover how today’s cats might trace their roots back to cult rituals in ancient Egypt.

Researchers looking into the origin of domestic cats have long considered that cats likely accompanied early farmers during ...

The team named the specimen after the cat-headed Egyptian goddess, Bastet, the symbol of protection, pleasure, and good health. Hesham Sallam, vertebrate paleontologist, and founder of MUVP ...

Bastet, a feline-headed goddess, was worshipped as a protector and as a deity of pregnancy and childbirth. Because the cats helped keep vermin at bay, the people who inhabited these settlements ...

For decades, researchers have theorized that ancient cats in and around Cyprus —  located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey —most likely followed early farmers and then “gradually got accustomed to ...

Working with an Egyptian team, including Youssef, the site director, Waziri chose to excavate near a mysterious temple called the Bubasteion, dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet, that had been cut ...

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