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

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

Were cats more than just sacred animals to the ancient Egyptians? This deep dive explores bizarre hieroglyphs, mythological ...

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 ...

Ancient Egyptian cat mummies rest in dignified repose, reminding us that cat worship wasn’t invented by the internet—just perfected by it. Photo credit: Pam H These ancient felines, carefully wrapped ...

Ancient Egyptian cat mummies rest in dignified repose, reminding us that cat worship wasn’t invented by the internet—just perfected by it. Photo credit: Pam H The sheer volume of items is staggering – ...

The greatest civilisations of humanity – today increasingly merged into the amorphous world of the globalised consumer ...

The next season yielded intriguing caches of animal mummies—not just cats ... worship, there was considerable freedom, and many of the new arrivals appear to have adopted Egyptian beliefs ...

Now she lives near Aigai in a house that she shares with a rescue dog and a retinue of 30 cats. Kottaridi doesn ... with freedom of religion, tolerance for different cultures, equal opportunity.

An expert team of researchers has revealed that the cats most likely moved to Europe after domestication from North Africa.

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