Domestic cats only started appearing in Europe about 2,000 years ago, much later than previously believed, and with a ...

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made ...

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 BCE to 19th century CE). The genomes were taken from bones found in ...

Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman city in Portugal have discovered a rare bronze inkwell filled with the ...

A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

A new genetic study reveals that domestic cats arrived in Europe from North Africa around 2,000 years ago, challenging the ...

A new genome study is providing some insight into the matter by determining the timing of a key milestone in feline ...

Amid the vast destruction of the war, a small group of determined individuals fought to save Gaza's archaeological heritage.

Before the newly resurfaced ruins of the Basilica of Neophytos, Pope Leo XIV joined with Patriarch Bartholomew of ...

When the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD, they introduced a host of innovations, including roads. Now, scientists say we have something else to thank the Romans for: pet cats.

Crucially, these findings contradict a long-standing theory that domestication in Europe occurred much earlier – some 6,000 ...

Greg Jenner is joined in ancient North Africa by classicist Professor Josephine Quinn and comedian Darren Harriott to learn ...