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I knew Ancient Egyptians loved their cats, but until I visited an archaeology museum the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures I wasn't entirely sure why. Turns out the reason is a bit more morbid than I initially thought

In this video we learn about the Egyptian Goddesses Sekhmet and Bastet Gods Ra, Osiris and Horus and the significance of raising and sacrificing tens of thousands of cats to honor them.

Creator, Writer, Host, Addt'l Camera: Emily Graslie
Camera: Brandon Brungard
Editor, Gfx + Sfx: Sheheryar Ahsan
Production Consultant: Carolyn Yao
Production Assistant: Kate Hodge
Addt'l Gfx: Georgina Gutierrez

Special thanks:
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures https://isac.uchicago.edu/museumexhi...
‪@ISAC_UChicago‬
Marc Maillot, PhD
Emily Teeter, PhD
Matthew Welton

Video accessibility services provided by the Described and Captioned Media Project http://www.dcmp.org

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