However, the U.S. is not known for the Panel of Fayoum mummies, or parts of a temple believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut.

Cats had special significance in ancient Egyptian culture ... a solid gold burial mask, makeup bag, wig, perfume box and a coffin holding his mummy. King Tut must've been pretty hungry for ...

The cat head was decorated with a painted burial mask and was wrapped separately ... As for the snake, it was identified as a mummified young Egyptian Cobra. There was evidence of kidney damage ...

The Feminine Symbol Cats were frequently depicted alongside women in ancient Egyptian art, suggesting a symbolic connection ...

Cairo - Egypt's state-run news agency says the restoration of King Tutankhamun's world-famous golden mask will begin on Saturday, over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily ...

Instead, the researchers suggest that cat domestication occurred in Africa — either in Egypt or another northern area of the continent, such as modern-day Morocco or Tunisia. Their analysis ...

Archaeologists had discovered relics belonging to Egyptian dynasties buried ... wooden statues, wooden masks with gold-colored paint and dozens of cat figurines were discovered by the mission.

Of the many Egyptian deities, Bastet—the goddess of cats and daughter of the sun god Re—is one of the most recognizable. Her existence proves that felines were revered in Ancient Egypt.

Now scientists have discovered that many of today’s Felis silvestris lybica are descended from cats who lived thousands of years ago in Ancient Egypt. Using genetic analysis, the researchers ...

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