Cats domesticated 9500 years ago?

griffinn · 9th April 2004, 09:30

Common knowledge has it that cats were domesticated by the Egyptians perhaps 4000 years ago. We now have evidence to suggest the cat may have been tamed much earlier than that:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/st...188691,00.html

Cats, of all animals! Why not the mongoose?

mark · 9th April 2004, 11:40

It was probably something religous, like the cat was to be a snack for when he got to the afterlife

Rocker · 9th April 2004, 14:55

dim sims anyone?

9th April 2004, 09:30	#1
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mark Forum King Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Norn Ir'nd, leek... Posts: 6,287	It was probably something religous, like the cat was to be a snack for when he got to the afterlife