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 ...

Otherscape, shiny new technology collides with ancient magic. But don't worry, we've made just the guy to sort it all out.

Every fossil find and genetic study tweaks what we think we know about the timeline or the circumstances under which ...

Were cats more than just sacred animals to the ancient Egyptians? This deep dive explores bizarre hieroglyphs, mythological connections, and cosmic alignments that suggest a mysterious link between ...

The results, which were shared in a study, proved that there are enough unique DNA similarities between the two for there to be royal descendants of ancient Egyptian cats among the domestic ...

It was believed to be a representation of the Creator God and had a powerful protective ... adds another layer to the growing collection of Egyptian and Canaanite artefacts found at the site ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history.

Cats certainly traveled long distances: DNA from Egyptian cats has been found as far as a Viking ... Egyptians treasured cats' protectiveness and independence and saw the traits of their gods in cats.

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king, discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian archeologists, is seen in Abydos ...

A cat owner was left "overwhelmed" with emotion after his missing feline returned after 16 years. Sunshine strolled out of Carl Pullen's house in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, in 2009 but ...

The pyramids of Khafre, center, and Khufu (Cheops) on the Giza plateau, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on February 25, 2025. The pyramids of Khafre, center, and Khufu (Cheops ...