An archaeologist says: “When excavating a burial site on the island of Cyprus, researchers discovered a skeleton of a feline (cat species) lying near a skeleton of a human. Both skeletons were found at the same depth, in the same sediment and equally well-preserved, suggesting that they had been buried together about 2,500 years ago. This proves that felines were domesticated around the time farming began when they would have been useful in protecting stores of grain from mice.”