Discovery of the 5,300-year-old bones fills an enormous gap in experts' understanding of cat domestication, but the location is a surprise.
Archaeologists in China have unearthed the first clear evidence of cats living among humans as semi-domesticated mousers about 5,300 years ago, a heretofore missing link in the history of the world's most popular pet, experts say.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/mSyoWnyJ0_I/la-sci-cats-domesticated-20131217,0,4070198.story
Archaeologists in China have unearthed the first clear evidence of cats living among humans as semi-domesticated mousers about 5,300 years ago, a heretofore missing link in the history of the world's most popular pet, experts say.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/mSyoWnyJ0_I/la-sci-cats-domesticated-20131217,0,4070198.story
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