> it was long thought that the domestication of the cat began in ancient egypt, where cats were venerated from around 3100 bc. however, the earliest known indication for the taming of an african wildcat was excavated close by a human neolithic grave in shillourokambos, southern cyprus, dating to about 75007200 bc. since there is no evidence of native mammalian fauna on cyprus, the inhabitants of this neolithic village most likely brought the cat and other wild mammals to the island from the middle eastern mainland. scientists therefore assume that african wildcats were attracted to early human settlements in the fertile crescent by rodents, in particular the house mouse (mus musculus), and were tamed by neolithic farmers.
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