From the spotted Egyptian Mau to the elegant Turkish Angora, these are the oldest breeds that still exist today ...

Instead, the evidence points to Egypt as the true cradle ... Next, the researchers hope to pinpoint the original source populations of today’s domestic cats more precisely.

cats' endurance, hunting skill and idiosyncratic personalities meant Egyptians saw them as reflecting certain godlike traits. The Carlos has supplemented the original Brooklyn Museum show with ...

But if the British were careless with these objects, the Sackler’s take on Divine Felines helps restore them to their original prominence. Here we see cats as the Egyptians themselves must have ...

For a long time, ancient Egypt was thought to be the starting point ... buried in Cyprus sparked theories that European wildcats could be the original ancestors of domestic cats. Some researchers ...

Ancient Egypt is well known to have been ... They call for further research to pinpoint the original source populations of present-day domestic cats.

If you've ever thought that people nowadays are a bit obsessed with cats, allow me to (re)introduce you to ancient Egyptian culture. Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ...

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. In Egypt ladies used to carry their devotion for their feline pets so far as to go into mourning for ...