Domestic cats have shared our homes for millennia, but their origins remain mysterious. Two recent studies propose a new lead ...

Initial reports that the centuries-old St. Catherine's Monastery would be closed were denied, but Orthodox leaders remain ...

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved ...

Ancient Egyptians revered animals ... but animals also played an important role in religious life. Cats, ibis birds, bulls, and even crocodiles were considered sacred and mummified as offerings ...

Research suggests that cat sacrifices in Egypt may have helped shape the tameness of today ... dated between 500 and 0 B.C.E. Their rise coincided with a surge in the worship of Bastet, the goddess of ...

Previously, scientists had largely believed that cats were domesticated ... religious significance in Egypt, particularly their association with the worship of female goddesses.

It's estimated ancient Egyptians mummified up to 70 million animals including cats, shrews, falcons ... catus hold true, it wouldn't be the first time religious worship spurred humans to carry animals ...

Ancient Egypt is well known to have been the cradle of human civilisation where feline domestication and worship were prevalent. Several mummified cat remains and deities like the Egyptian goddess ...

While keeping the long-dead crocodilian intact, McKnight and her team also “virtually” recreated the bronze hook lodged in the specimen’s stomach for future museum displays. McKnight says that in the ...

The excavators overseen by Youssef uncovered hundreds of coffins, mummies and grave goods, including carved statues and mummified cats ... Travelers visiting Egypt have long marveled at the ...

Ancient Egyptians worshipped Sekhmet in a variety of different ways. One way was whispering prayers to mummified cats. Another was by building statues ... But another way to worship Sekhmet through ...