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 ...

SHANGHAI - Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, and which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In ancient Egypt, cats were not just pets; they were almost royalty. These furry friends played a starring role in Egyptian ...

Animal mummifications were common in ancient Egypt—even domesticated cats received this treatment to enter the afterlife. Photo: Getty Images / iStockphoto Mouse collector, deity, messenger of Satan, ...

As this column is being written, the author’s daughter is locked in her room adoring her two cats. These two characters have come to our house for an extended visit, to share their glory — their fur — ...