Ancient DNA is finally putting hard numbers on a mystery that has trailed humanity for millennia: when our most familiar ...

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

The recent archaeological discovery also deepens our understanding of trade networks between India and the Roman Empire.

Long before cats became internet icons or household companions, they earned their place by solving a very practical problem.

While archaeologists have previously documented a few similar examples of ancient Roman pet monkeys elsewhere, they genetically traced back to the Barbary macaques of Africa. “The Berenike burials of ...

The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research suggests. Mummified cats (Felis catus) were such a common offering to the ...

The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA is helping to fill in the blanks, and the findings shake up ...

‘Overlord’ Siberian Cat’s ‘Gladiator’ Reaction to Getting Brushed Belongs in Ancient Rome originally appeared on Parade Pets. Cats were put on this earth to rule us all. This is a fact. They say what ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator. Artists have long depicted Roman ...

Domesticated cats may have arrived in the West much later than previously thought, according to new research published on Thursday. Cats began their relationship with humans quite early, with evidence ...

Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...

Photographer and author Traer Scott has always loved animals. Here's how she fell in love with making photos of them, too Rome is a tangled anachronism, a city where the ancient is strangled on all ...