Archeology
35,000-year-old mummy of saber-toothed cat found frozen in Siberia
Researchers analyzed a mummy collected from permafrost in Siberia in 2020 and determined it was a 3-week-old saber-toothed cat that died at least 35,000 years ago.
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Excavating 2,500-year-old Egyptian tombs, suddenly discovered inside contains dozens of cat mummies
Scientists found numerous animal mummies and many other valuable relics in an ancient Egyptian tomb dating back thousands of years.
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The thousand-year-old cat mummy has 5 legs and 3 tails
The results of the 3D scan reveal that the 2,500 year old mummy could be assembled from parts of many different cats.
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Discover hundreds of 6,000-year-old mummies in 7 Egyptian catacombs
7 tombs dating back 6,000 years, discovered in the pyramid complex at Saqqara, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry said.
Archeology
Discover the mummy of cats when repairing the house
A British couple while repairing the house happened to find a cat's mummy that they thought was there more than 100 years ago.