New DNA Evidence Reshapes the Timeline of Cat Domestication
TL;DR
Recent genetic studies reveal that domestic cats originated in North Africa and only arrived in Europe around 2,000 years ago, challenging previous beliefs that linked their domestication to early Middle Eastern agriculture, and suggesting a complex, multi-regional history influenced by trade and Roman expansion.
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- Domesticated cats may have arrived in the West much later than previously thought: Study ABC News
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- Origin story of domestic cats rewritten by genetic analysis New Scientist
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