Mouse collector, deity, messenger of Satan, or beloved family member. The history of the cat is long and marked by ups and ...

Several mummified cats and the fact that the Ancient Egyptians worshipped a goddess with the head of a cat, called Bastet, ...

Most cat owners joke that their felines rule over their homes like royalty, but these asides could hold some truth. Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of ...

A unique exhibit on display at the Walters Art Museum combines the love of animals with ancient history.

Many pet owners may treat their cats as royalty, but the ancient Egyptians went one step further: They looked to felines as symbols of divinity. To honor this history, the Shanghai Museum in China has ...

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 archaeological ...

Archaeologists and historians have known for decades that ancient Egyptians worshipped cats, but recent research has proven that the Pharaohs had an even more significant impact on the species than ...

This Ancient Egyptian bronze statue from the Ptolemaic era once contained a mummified cat! Join Andrew as he takes viewers to look at a peculiar item in the Dr. Gabriel Manigault Collection at the ...

When it was made: Around 1390 to 1352 B.C. Posed as if leaping through the air, this carved ivory dog opens its mouth as a lever is pushed up and down, revealing two lower teeth and a red tongue. The ...

With a population over 15 million, Baladi dogs are everywhere—and often mistreated or killed. But that’s starting to change. The Egyptian god Anubis is often shown with the head of a dog in tomb ...

A long time ago, I read a very reasonable and witty comparison: the Internet is a lot like ancient Egypt - at least, everyone ...