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[https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-egyptians-may-have-given-cats-personality-conquer-world by David Grimm 19/6/17 Science] | [https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-egyptians-may-have-given-cats-personality-conquer-world by David Grimm 19/6/17 Science] | ||
Around 1950 B.C.E., someone painted an unusual creature on the back wall of a limestone tomb some 250 kilometers south of Cairo. With its long front legs, upright tail, and triangular head staring down an approaching field rat, it is unmistakably a domestic cat—the first appearance in the art of ancient Egypt. In the centuries that followed, cats became a fixture of Egyptian paintings and sculptures, and were even immortalized as mummies, as they rose in status from rodent killer to pet to god. | Around 1950 B.C.E., someone painted an unusual creature on the back wall of a limestone tomb some 250 kilometers south of Cairo. With its long front legs, upright tail, and triangular head staring down an approaching field rat, it is unmistakably a domestic cat—the first appearance in the art of ancient Egypt. In the centuries that followed, cats became a fixture of Egyptian paintings and sculptures, and were even immortalized as mummies, as they rose in status from rodent killer to pet to god. | ||
=====Cats Rule in Ancient Egypt===== | |||
[https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/cats-rule-in-ancient-egypt by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC kids] | |||
Ancient Egyptians worshipped many animals for thousands of years. Animals were revered for different reasons. Dogs were valued for their ability to protect and hunt, but cats were thought to be the most special. Egyptians believed cats were magical creatures, capable of bringing good luck to the people who housed them. | |||
