Cats were honored with lavish adornments, depicted in art, and even mummified, reflecting their cherished status in Egyptian culture and the afterlife. In ancient Egypt, cats were not just pets ...

Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ancient Egyptian art, not just as helpful rat catchers, but as beloved companions and lifelong friends. Many wealthy families went so ...

Discover the fascinating history of cat domestication and genetic analysis results, revealing how ancient Egyptians played a ...

Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the extraordinary objects that reveal felines’ critical role in ancient Egyptian religious, social, and political life.

In many ways, the stray cats of Cairo mirror Egypt’s rapidly growing human population, resilient, adaptable, and constantly ...

There, they could view Ancient Egyptian artifacts, including those recovered from Bastet’s temple in Saqqara. Guests flocked to Meowseum Nights with their cats in tow. Though the event only ...

Killing a cat in Ancient Egypt was not a good idea ... 3. Cats appeared in Egyptian art as early as 1980 BC. Everyday scenes in tomb paintings show them in typical cat poses.

Ancient Egyptians thought cats were very special. They wanted to take their cats with them into the afterlife so they often mummified them and put them in their tombs. This piece of papyrus ...