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Archaeologist Found A 2,000 Old ‘Roman Era’ Pet Cemetery Discovered In Egypt
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Archaeologists have revealed a surprisingly modern find in the excavation of an ancient Egyptian town: a pet cemetery.

The cemetery is estimated to be about 2,000 years old, and holds the remains of scores of cats, along with dogs and monkeys.

Most of the pets were carefully covered, the archaeologists found – some still wearing their collars, with mats, vases, and in the case of two cats, ostrich-shell beads – indicating that the burials were deliberate and the animals were not discarded.

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