More than 70 million animals met their demise this way, according to the report, and based on the images of the bird, snake and cat mummies at the Egypt Centre, they too were most likely offerings ...

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and Egyptian culture through hieroglyphs, gods, and amulets ...

In ancient Egypt, mass cult ritual sacrifices of cats gave rise to the furry felines becoming human companions, according to a pair of new preprint studies. Ancient Egypt is the best known ...

Ancient Egyptian Mummified Cat Case. Season 1 Episode 5 ... But with animal burials in particular, it's tying it to the cults and the specific gods and gods you worshiped.

While Ancient Egyptians adored many animals, cats clearly reigned supreme. Indeed, elegant feline forms appear throughout ...

Cats, dogs, and dung beetles: Discovering the animal world of ancient Egypt Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between ...

In Ancient Egypt, 1,500 years before Christ, cats were not only companions but afforded almost godly status. In a more ...

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 ...

Hundreds of Curious Cats Contemplated Ancient Egyptian Artifacts During a Series of ‘Meowseum Nights’ in China For ten nights, animal lovers brought their furry friends to “On Top of the ...

The association between women and cats is both older and more widespread. In ancient Egypt, where cats were domesticated nearly 10,000 years ago, a half-cat, half-human goddess, Bastet, served as ...