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...of people keeping cats as pets may have been discovered by archaeologists.
The discovery of a cat buried with what could be its owner in a Neolithic grave on Cyprus suggests domestication of cats had begun 9,500 years ago.
Interesting article I found here: BBC SCIENCE/NATURE
Laughs!
I was just about to post that!
Here is the one I found though :)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...irst_felines_4
What a fascinating story. That is considerably earlier than any other evidence. The article says that the researchers presume the cats were introduced to Cyprus, because there are no native species there. I don't fancy being the one who had to row to Cyprus from wherever in an open boat with cats on board! Do you think the cat box might be a neolithic invention? :D
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Originally posted by Killearn Kitties
I don't fancy being the one who had to row to Cyprus from wherever in an open boat with cats on board! Do you think the cat box might be a neolithic invention? :D
Hehehe - I wonder if the archaologists thought of that!!! (Or is it just ourr "PT"way of looking at things???)
Wow, how fascinating! And how amazing that the feline species has still kept so much of its independence!
Kirsten
Hee hee! Three people have posted this story so far ...
Paul posted it in General last night, and now two people have posted it in Cat General, too!