The articles say they were domesticated c. 10-13KYA
Which makes sense, because the domestication of cats
is linked to the rise of grain-based agriculture.
The articles state that the lineage goes back to 5
cats c. 130KYA, which is not the same thing as syaing
they were domesticated then. In any case, the 1st
known association between humans and cats was c.
10-12KYA.
Now, you can certainly speculate that cats became
habituated to humans as humans began to harvest wild
patchs of grain in the Middle East
You can also point out that non-sedentary humans seem
to have a habit of keeping wild animals as pets.
But domestication is something else, especially in the
case of cats. Dogs will follow their masters from camp
to camp. Cats won't, some type of sendentary society
that offers them food is necessary --whether
grain-based farms or fishing villages.
--- alexandru_mg3 <
alexandru_mg3@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister
> <gabaroo6958@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > No, I didn't say that. I said they were wild until
> the
> > advent of agriculture. Eve, BTW, was female.
> >
>
> I agree regarding EVE as female. (it's my poor
> English) :)
>
> Your point is not ok:
> 1. not all of them could be wild till the advent
> of agriculture
> and till then all of them to be domesticated...
>
> I cannot explain more clear than this my point...
>
> So they were really domesticated 130,000 years back
> (if that study is
> correct)
>
> Marius
>
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