Eventually, some ancient Egyptians likely welcomed the cats home as adorable pet companions, they say. The domestication and ...

New research has overturned everything we thought we knew about cat domestication. Forget the theory that cats simply ...

Two new studies have uncovered the true origins of cat domestication, revealing that this beloved pet’s journey was not ...

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 ...

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 ...