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. 2020 Aug 4;117(31):18154-18156.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2011993117. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Cats as predators and early domesticates in ancient human landscapes

Fiona Marshall  1
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Cats as predators and early domesticates in ancient human landscapes

Fiona Marshall. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Early interactions between humans and cats. Location of sites with Near Eastern cats (F. s. lybica and F. catus) and leopard cats (P. bengalensis) feeding in early farming food webs (1, 5), early spread of Near Eastern cats outside their wild range (1, 2), cat burials (2, 3), and household cats in Egyptian cities (4). Key: 1, Southern Polish sites; 2, Cyprus, Shillourokambos; 3, Hierakonpolis; 4, Middle Kingdom Egypt, e.g., Thebes; 5, Quanhucan. Image credit: Lorraine Hu (Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO). Information on F. sylvestris distribution from ref. . Site locations from refs. , , , and .
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