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

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 ...

For a long time, ancient Egypt was thought to be the starting point — home of cat worship, divine felines ... In ancient Egypt, people worshipped Bastet, a goddess often depicted with feline features.

FLORA LICHTMAN: What name did you give this fossil? SHOROUQ AL-ASHQAR: Bastetodon. Bastetodon We named it after the cat-headed goddess Bastet in our ancient Egyptian history. It’s like the symbol of ...

They named it Bastetodon syrtos, after the cat-headed Egyptian goddess Bastet. B. syrtos, which boasted razor-sharp teeth and a powerful jaw, belonged to an extinct group of meat-eating mammals ...

"That was a moment," she said. Paleontologist Shorouq Al-Ashqar with the Bastetodon's remarkably intact skull and a figure of the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. (Hesham Sallam/American University in ...

Bastetodon was named for the cat-headed Egyptian goddess Bastet, who symbolized protection, pleasure, and good health. It was also an acknowledgment of its cat-like snout and the region where the ...

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The team named the new genus Bastetodon partly in reference to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, in honor of where the specimen was unearthed and of the feline-like snout of the ...

In Shanghai, cat lovers had an opportunity to explore ancient Egyptian artifacts ... includes artifacts from the Bastet temple, devoted to the cat goddess Bastet, showing the reverence for felines ...