High in Egypt’s Nile Delta lie the ruins of Bubastis, the ancient city devoted to Bastet, once described by classical writers as a powerful center of female worship and devotion. This full documentary ...

There’s no doubt scientific cat facts are endlessly fascinating, but learning about the way cats were treated in Ancient Egypt is something special. Case in point: This video from New Historia, which ...

New research suggests that cat domestication began in ancient Egypt between the second and first millennium BC, driven by ...

Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the remains of an ancient Greek temple dedicated to Egyptian cat goddess Bastet in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, the antiquities department said Tuesday. The ...

Cats became human companions for the first time likely following mass cult ritual sacrifices of the furry felines in ancient Egypt, a pair of new studies suggest. Ancient Egypt is well known to have ...

Cats’ personalities have made them internet stars today. In ancient Egypt, cats were associated with divinities, as revealed in Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt. Cat coffins and representations ...