The fascination and reverence that the Ancient Egyptians held for cats can be seen in the statues, paintings, and mummies that are still found today. These are the 7 Egyptian breeds we still have ...

Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ancient Egyptian art, not just as helpful rat catchers, but as ...

This cat statue is one of many examples of Egyptians ... as to why human characteristics were given to animals in ancient Egyptian art and architecture? That's a very good observation.

Scientists at Washington State University not only discovered how to recreate the color known as "Egyptian Blue," they also ...

In 2023 and 2024, internet users shared photos that purportedly showed an ancient Egyptian coffin lid featuring a painting of Marge Simpson, the long-suffering matriarch in FOX animated series ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian ...

Much as today, the animals helped keep pests from homes (in life and in the afterlife, according to some interpretations of tomb art). Ancient Egyptians also believed cats brought good luck, thus ...

Since an Egyptian bronze cat was installed at the St. Louis City Art Museum last month ... indignation at the purchase of a $14,400 piece of ancient sculpture while St. Louis had no money for ...

Though we do have the Ancient Egyptians to thank for making those ... path from working animal to beloved creature in their art, where cats are first depicted as hunters. Eventually, cats get ...

In Ancient Egypt, cats and humans developed a remarkably close relationship as shown by numerous depictions in art from around 2,000BC. And it appears something about these Egyptian cats made them ...