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Shillourokambos · Near Parekklisia, Cyprus

What cat was buried at Shillourokambos?

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  1. A 2004 paper in Science described a cat of about eight months buried in the same layer as a person, about 40 cm away, with no butchery marks. The human grave is about 9,500 years old. The cat itself was not directly dated. TEQLA Guide Best answer
  2. Cyprus had no native wildcats, so people brought the animals by boat. It is the earliest strong evidence of a tame cat, not a finished story of domestication. TEQLA Guide

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