How House Cats Influenced the Ancient World

This video explores the archaeology of house cats and how they influenced the ancient world and beyond. A full transcript and sources can be found here: https://habitsofatravellingarchaeolog...

#archaeology #archaeologist #housecats #catdomestication #cats

// Time Stamps ⏱️
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Oldest Evidence
04:33 Different Roles
05:49 Pets
07:16 Pests
08:13 Symbolism
09:40 Outro

// Let’s Connect 👋🏾
Personal Website: https://smitinathan.com/
Company Website: https://anthico.com/
Instagram:   / travellingarchaeologist  
LinkedIn:   / smiti-nathan-staudt  
Twitter:   / travellingarch  

// Team 👥
Anya Gruber: www.anyaegruber.com (website) &   / anyagruber  
Noor Hanania: ‪@BarknoorZ‬
Brooke Norton: https://bookofbrooke.wordpress.com/ (website) &   / thebookofbrooke  

// Gear List ⚙️
What I Use To Make My Videos: https://habitsofatravellingarchaeolog...

// Who Am I? 🙋🏾
Hi! I’m Smiti. I've studied and traveled the world doing archaeology for the past 15+ years [yes, I have a Ph.D. in it :)]. While I still do research, I love sharing what we do beyond academic journal articles.

// Acknowledgements 🙌🏾
Special thanks to Pam Crabtree for checking a previous version of this video’s script and offering invaluable feedback. Also, thank you Christine Mikeska for providing clarification surrounding house cats and ancient Egypt. Also, thank you to ‪@gabchomp‬ &  ‪@Katharine_Chen‬ their thumbnail help.