The "Silk Road" refers to a series of routes that crisscrossed Eurasia from the first millennium B.C.E. through the middle of the second ... During the 7th and 8th centuries, Chinese, Korean and ...

between 775 and 940 C.E. That cat is the oldest house cat ever found on the Silk Road. This led the researchers to believe that their Chinese samples have roots in the Middle East and arrived in ...

Previous research suggests these felines began living alongside humans in the Middle East ... along the Silk Road, offering tantalizing clues about the origins of domestic cats in China.

New research suggests that domestic cats first appeared in China ... of Silk Road trade between 500 CE and 800 CE, suggesting that merchants likely transported domestic cats to East Asia ...

[PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY] The exhibition at the British Museum explores 500 years of Silk Road history (500-1,000 AD) across five geographic zones from East to West, highlighting a wealth of ...

offering tantalizing clues about the origins of domestic cats in China. The Silk Road's heyday lasted between A.D. 500 and 800, hinting that merchants likely transported the kitties to East Asia ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than ... cat found on the Silk Road. Consequently, the researchers suggest that the arrival of domestic cats in East Asia could have been facilitated ...