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Cats and People


Historically, cats have played a remarkably ambivalent role in human society
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The Domestic Cat Has Been


The domestic cat has been a remarkably successful migrant
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Feline Nomenclature


The ancient Egyptians used the onomatopoeic word miou
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Conquering the World


In mapping the spread of the cat, one of the most significant finds comes
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Domestic Adaptation


The majority of skulls from Egyptian cat cemeteries resemble Felis libyca.


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Spiritual Effigy


This wooden feline effigy, dating from around 1450
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French Funerary Stele


Similar to modern-day tombstones, funerary steles were once erected
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Scandinavian Figurine


This rudimentary cat, carved in amber
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Canine Confrontation


When cats first settled in mainland Greece they were probably viewed
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Middle Eastern Statuette


Found in Lachish, Israel, this ivory cat carving dates from around 1700 BC
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Turquoise Pottery


Only this tiny fragment remains from a piece of glazed Persian pottery
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Protective Feline Spirit


The inscription on this Buddhist scripture warns
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Fertility Talisman


The increase in the popularity of the cat deity Bastet in late Egypt
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