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Title: Viking Cats – DNA Study Shows the Crucial Role Felines Played in Viking Life
Post by: Sanguine on June 16, 2019, 09:05:21 pm
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After conducting extensive research, scientists believe that they have stumbled upon an interesting revelation concerning the history of cats, a species which is among the world’s most popular pets today. New findings suggest that eons before cats became household pets across the globe, they were the frequent companions of ancient Vikings, in some cases accompanying them as they sailed across the globe.

The first-ever major examination and analysis of ancient DNA from our feline friends provided these rather unexpected preliminary conclusions about the history of cats. Researchers first shared their findings with the world at the 2016 edition of the International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology, an event which was held in Oxford, UK.

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Farmers were probably the first people to tame these formidable hunters

Researchers Eva-Maria Geigl, Thierry Grange, and Claudio Ottoni were the scientists who chaired the discussion of the study at the symposium. As reported in the journal Nature, samples of DNA from over 200 cats which lived from roughly 15,000 years ago to as late as 300 years ago were used in this study – in other words, from just before humans got into agriculture, leading all the way up to the 18th century....

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/12/cats-sailed-with-vikings/ (https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/12/cats-sailed-with-vikings/)

Who knew there was actually something to this? 

@Freya, I thought you might enjoy this one.
Title: Re: Viking Cats – DNA Study Shows the Crucial Role Felines Played in Viking Life
Post by: Bill Cipher on June 16, 2019, 10:08:52 pm
Viking kitties!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Viking Cats – DNA Study Shows the Crucial Role Felines Played in Viking Life
Post by: Cyber Liberty on June 17, 2019, 03:49:45 am
Quote from: Bill Cipher on June 16, 2019, 10:08:52 pm
Viking kitties!!!!!!!!

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Title: Re: Viking Cats – DNA Study Shows the Crucial Role Felines Played in Viking Life
Post by: Gefn on June 17, 2019, 10:48:25 pm
During a Viking wedding the bride and groom would get 5 cats for mousers .
Title: Re: Viking Cats – DNA Study Shows the Crucial Role Felines Played in Viking Life
Post by: Cyber Liberty on June 18, 2019, 02:07:16 am
Quote from: Freya on June 17, 2019, 10:48:25 pm
During a Viking wedding the bride and groom would get 5 cats for mousers .

In no time at all there are mysteriously 11 cats.  Like our Castle.