The Egyptians treated them with reverence and adoration having, first domesticated them 4,000 years ago. Since then the small ...

In ancient Egypt, cats were considered sacred animals and depicted in hieroglyphs and intricate artworks, including jewelry, sculptures and tomb paintings. In the Middle Ages in Europe ...

Our era may be wildly different from the Middle Ages — after all, could you explain a viral art history meme on Twitter ... like one small depiction of a cat churning butter.

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Cats were venerated in various ancient civilizations, and experienced burials to match their status. In the West, the animal’s popularity in the home waned during the Middle Ages, when cats ...

Feed and love a cat, and the cat thinks, hey, I must be God. A cat from the Middle Ages apparently demanded attention. A researcher was recently studying a manuscript from 1445 in Croatia ...

But according to some social media posts, the connections between black cats and paganism run a bit deeper. These posts claim that during the Middle Ages, cats were considered Satanic and evil ...

Cats had a bad reputation in the middle ages. Their presumed links with paganism and witchcraft meant they were often treated with suspicion. But despite their association with the supernatural ...

In a recent archaeological find in Portugal, disturbing evidence about the fate of domestic cats during the Middle Ages has been discovered. This study, led by Eva Pires and published in the Journal ...

Cats had a bad reputation in the middle ages. Their presumed links with paganism and witchcraft meant they were often treated with suspicion. But despite their association with the supernatural, ...