Something sacrilegious to ancient Egyptians and saddening to modern cat lovers was simply practical for 19th-century English farmers. Cat domestication, cat worship, and cat mummies are all part ...

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 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 ...