Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ...

While it is common to see cats in modern households, cats are among the most recently domesticated animals. Archaeological ...

Discover how today’s cats might trace their roots back to cult rituals in ancient Egypt.

Cat Mummies Were a Big Thing in Ancient Egypt Archaelogists uncover what appear to be cat mummies–a common practice around the Ptolemaic period. But an x-ray scan reveals a surprise: the mummies ...

Ancient Egypt is best known for the pyramids of Giza, the giant Sphinx, and mummies. However, the early Egyptians also left behind other ancient clues that we can use to learn about their daily ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is home to cat mummies as part of our anthropology collections. Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the ...

They were feline—ancient cats that had been mummified ... she adopted the Egyptian Museum's languishing collection of animal mummies as a research project. After taking precise measurements ...

Some of the cats were said to be wrapped in colourful ... In 1890, the Moss Steamship Company shipped the mummies from the Egyptian port of Alexandria to Liverpool. The cargo was so large ...

Joann also looks at the significance of the amulets and jewellery that were placed on the mummies before they were buried. This clip is from BBC series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the ...