Instead, the mummy held the partial remains of three cats, according to new findings. Ancient Egyptian cat mummies aren't uncommon, and archaeologists have previously found tens of cat mummies in ...

Ancient Egyptians seem to have been "cat people," or at least cat mummy people. Researchers have dug up several mummified cats alongside about 100 wooden cat statues in a tomb complex near a ...

Baboons, cats, birds, and crocodiles, which also had great religious significance, were sometimes mummified, especially in the later dynasties. Ancient writers, modern scientists, and the mummies ...

His vision: was to get children interested in ancient Egypt. Two years later, his idea has taken shape in the form of Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a colorful, interactive, and lively exhibition designed ...

and with that of ancient cat remains already analyzed in Europe. The research team will be working on Egyptian cat mummies sourced from different collections across Europe, including from the ...

i> <i>As evidenced by this bronze cat case,</i> <i>ancient Egyptians believed animal companions traveled</i> <i>into the spirit realm alongside their owners!</i> Fisher: With mummies, it's ...

As many as 70 million animals were embalmed by ancient Egyptians over the years. A 2020 study peered into the mummies of a snake and a cat from the collection of the Egypt Center at Swansea ...

In ancient Egypt, mass cult ritual sacrifices ... considered the closest living relative to today's domestic cat. Mummies of Egyptian cats dating from 500 to 0 B.C.E. remain the oldest known ...

Instead, the mummy held the partial remains of three cats, according to new findings. Ancient Egyptian cat mummies aren't uncommon, and archaeologists have previously found tens of cat mummies in ...