The First Cats

The Ancients

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🗓️ 18 August 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Cats! These much loved furry friends have brightened people’s lives for millenia. And it was the same in ancient times. They were pets. They were pest control against rats. They were even in some cases considered sacred. But how did they become the pet of choice for homes the world over? And why were they first domesticated?

In today's episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor James Serpell, an anthrozoologist from the University of Pennsylvania to delve into the origins of the First Cats and explore how they evolved from self-sufficient wildcats to the lovable felines we're familiar with today.

Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Whilst you're sunbathing with Sarah in Sardinia, who's at the door?
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0:32.0	Hi Tristan here and I have an exciting announcement. The ancients has been invited to open
0:38.6	the London Podcast Festival. We will be recording our very first live show on Thursday the 5th of September at 7 p.m. at King's Place and being the first live show where we want it to be extra special.
0:52.1	So I've invited friend of the podcast, Professor Lloyd
0:54.8	Loyle. Jones, to join me on stage where we will be diving into the captivating story of the Tower
1:00.8	of Babel. From its first mention in the Book of Genesis to the real life great ancient
1:06.4	Babylonian structure that it was based on. Of course the ancient is nothing without you,
1:12.4	so we want you to be there in the audience taking part
1:15.4	and asking us your burning questions. Tickets for the festival always sell fast, so book yourself
1:21.4	a seat now at W.W. dot Kingsplace.co. UK
1:26.0	forward slash what's on or click the link in the show notes of this episode.
1:30.3	I really hope to see you there. Cats, theseloved furry friends of ours have brightened people's lives for millennia.
1:47.0	And it was the same in ancient times.
1:50.0	They were pets.
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