Archaeologists discover secret behind why we keep cats as pets - Temples dedicated to Egyptian goddess Bastet have been found around vast ancient arable lands ...

Cat statues on display, at an ancient necropolis near Egypt’s famed pyramids in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. A top Egyptian antiquities official says local archaeologists have ...

Egyptian officials announced the discovery Nov. 10 of seven Pharaonic Age tombs near Cairo containing dozens of mummified cats, ... the ancient Egyptian goddess of cats.

Ancient Egyptian Mummified Cat Is Actually Several Different Cats with Textile Ball in Place of the Head. Published Nov 06, 2019 at 7:40 AM EST. By .

Scientists are gaining new insight into the ancient Egyptian practice of mummifying animals, using high-resolution 3D scans to peer inside mummies of a cat, a bird and a snake to learn about their ...