Cats have a long history with humans. Surprisingly, cats have been associated with humans for an estimated 9,500 years. The carefully buried remains of a human and a cat were found with polished stones, seashells, and other decorative artifacts in a grave believed to be roughly 9,500 years old. The grave site was located on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This find predates early Egyptian art depicting cats by 4,000 years or more. This find smashed the long held belief that cats were domesticated by the Egyptians. However, cats are not native to Cyprus, an island 43 miles south of mainland Turkey. This leads researchers to believe that humans introduced cats to the island.
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