Ancient Egyptians and their love of cats - a short article

[packman]

" ...cats are present in Egypt’s archaeological record as far back as the predynastic period , almost 5,000 years ago. Cats likely became so entwined with Egyptian life for practical reasons: Agriculture attracted rodents, which attracted wild cats. Humans learned to protect and value the creatures that kept their fields and granaries rodent-free."


https://daily.jstor.org/why-ancient-egyptians-loved-cats-so-much/