Prehistoric cat people

Archaeologists have found 9,500-year-old cat bones on the island of Cyprus, where felines are not native. The cat was buried beside a human skeleton, suggesting that it was a pet. Previously, historians though that the Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats about 4,000 years ago. According to the researchers, the eight-month-old cat may have been put to sleep so it could be buried with its caretaker. Poor kitty. Link