Cat Domestication in Central Europe

A prehistoric feline migration into Europe may have occurred, according to a recent international effort looking into the origins and history of the domestic cat

DNA from the Near Eastern wildcat, the ancestor of contemporary domestic cats, had previously been discovered in Central European prehistoric sites dating back to 3,000 BC. Such discoveries are curious, as they place the timing the arrival of the cat ancestor to Central Europe a millennia before domestic cats were first introduced to the area. This has …