The discovery was made near the remains of a mummified adult lion, which was found underneath the Saqqara necropolis in 2004.

Ancient Egypt is well known to have been the cradle of human civilisation where feline domestication and worship were prevalent. Several mummified cat remains and deities like the Egyptian goddess ...

Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the extraordinary objects that reveal felines’ critical role in ancient Egyptian religious, social, and political life.

Sheba pet food is searching for a domestic cat in the U.S. with links to the feline nobility of ancient Egypt with help from ...