Cat statues on display, at an ancient necropolis near Egypt’s famed pyramids in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. A top Egyptian antiquities official says local archaeologists have ...

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced Saturday that a team of Egyptian archaeologists excavating a 4,500-year-old tomb near Cairo has found dozens of mummified cats. Also in the tomb were 100 ...

Archaeologists discovered dozens of mummified cats in seven previously undisturbed tombs in a 4,500-year-old pyramid complex near Saqqara, south of Cairo.

An Egyptian antiquities official said Saturday that archaeologists had discovered seven Pharaonic Age tombs near the capital city of Cairo, holding dozens of cat mummies and an array of wooden ...

A mass cat cemetery and a collection of rare mummified scarab beetles were discovered during an archeological excavation in Saqqara, Egypt, the nation’s antiquities ministry said Saturday.

Cat and other animals seated under a chair, Tomb of Anen, Egyptian, New Kingdom, Metropolitan Museum... [+] of Art, New York (30.4.93) Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

3 ancient Egyptian tombs dating to the New Kingdom discovered near Luxor So far, tens of cat mummies have been found there, along with the wooden statues, which were gilded with gold and may date ...

The significance of cats in ancient Egypt is vividly illustrated through art. Tomb paintings often feature cats in scenes of ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered New Kingdom tombs in Luxor, Egypt, revealing insights into Ancient Egyptian history and the roles of high-ranking officials.

10 Mummified Crocodiles Emerge From an Egyptian Tomb. Found beneath an ancient dump, ... Mummified animals, including ibises, cats and baboons, are relatively common finds in Egyptian tombs.