Of cats and men: the paleogenetic history of the dispersal of cats in the ancient world
Claudio Ottoni, Wim Van Neer, Bea De Cupere, Julien Daligault, Sílvia Maria Ferreira Guimarães, Joris Peters, Nikolai Spassov, Mary E. Prendergast, Nicole L. Boivin, Arturo Morales, Adrian Bălăşescu, Cornelia Becker, Norbert Benecke, Adina Boronenanţ, Hijlke Buitenhuis, , Eva-María Geigl
This paper analyzes ancient cat mtDNA sequences to trace the dispersal and domestication history of cats, showing contributions from Near Eastern and Egyptian populations over time.
bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2016 · PreprintGenetics