From Egypt to China, the history of cats reveals these furry companions have been an important fixture in the lives of many ancient peoples.

The popular perception of ancient Egyptian cats has been driven by which monuments happen to survive to present day, but an examination of additional data reveals a striped surprise.

Another goddess, Bastet, was often represented as a lion or a cat, and the ancient Egyptians believed that cats sacred to her. Cats were likely also loved for their abilities to hunt mice and snakes.

Two groundbreaking studies have challenged the long-held theory that cats became domesticated around 9,500 years ago in Cyprus. Instead, the evidence points to Egypt as the true cradle of cat ...

Ever feel fearful? Or brave? Protective? Aggressive? The ancient Egyptians had a cat for that! Ancient Egypt was full of animal deities, but cats reigned supreme, celebrated in sculptures and stories.

The News Cats are among the visitors to a Shanghai Museum exhibition that explores ancient Egyptians’ worship of the four-legged creatures. features cat statues and other treasures from a major ...

An exhibition at NYU’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World explores the stunning frescoes of the doomed city.

Homotherium may have lived and hunted in groups The first in-depth study of sabre-toothed cat DNA reveals genetic clues that some of them were swift predators that lived in social groups. Ross ...