The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in modern-day Turkey, when Anatolians tamed and befriended Near Eastern wildcats.

CNAS has undertaken a major research project that will produce in-depth case studies of four diverse and geostrategically ...

Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

The symphony Silk Road Across Hanhai is staged in Hami city, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. CHINA DAILY On Friday evening, the symphony Silk Road Across Hanhai (Endless Desert) will make its ...

The Parallel Forum on Inclusive Finance and Approaches to New Energy Industrialization Development was held in Beijing on ...

The newly reinstalled arts of China gallery on NOMA’s third floor showcases works spanning over 5,000 years, dating back to ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

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