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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A 2200-year-old temple that may have been dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cat god Bastet has been unearthed in Alexandria. The ruins ...

CAIRO, Egypt — In the times of the ancient pharoahs, the cat was almost an equal of the gods. Pilgrims would place mummified cats around statues of cat-headed goddess Bastet, along with written ...

Sobek, crocodile-headed god of the Nile; Sekhmet, leonine goddess of war; Anubis, jackal god of the underworld; and Hathor, mother goddess with a cow’s horns: The ancient Egyptian pantheon of gods was ...

Tens of cat mummies have been uncovered near the Egyptian site of Saqqara, along with about 100 wooden cat statues gilded in gold and a bronze one dedicated to the goddess Bastet. Pictured here is one ...

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 ...

The artifacts, found in a tomb in a cemetery in what would have been the ancient city of Memphis, are about 6,000 years old You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...