Ancient Egyptians and Their Cats
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Ancient Egyptians and Their Cats

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 3, 20262 min
  • Documentary
  • Science

Ancient Egyptians and Their Cats

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Exciting news, Dawn. I got a cat. I just took her home, but she's already prancing around like she owns the place. I hope it works out for you, Yael. But her queenly attitude isn't surprising. We've been hanging out with cats for almost 10,000 years. A grave in Cyprus from 7500 B.C. shows

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a furry feline and human owner buried together is the oldest known sight of a tame cat. True, but it was wild cats who really self-domesticated. Around the time of the Cyprus grave, they started hunting rodents in the near east agricultural permanent settlements that were starting to form. Though, did you know that we have the ancient Egyptians

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to thank for making those fierce predators into the house pets they are today? While they weren't the only people who helped domesticate cats, they were keeping them nearly 6,000 years ago. You can see the path from working animal to beloved creature in their art, where cats are first depicted as hunters, but eventually cats get placed in domestic scenes and even

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