Ancient petsSourced
There was a pet cemetery
about 2,000 years ago.
At Berenike in Egypt, a first- to second-century animal cemetery contains more than 580 cats, dogs and monkeys. Some were buried with collars, wraps or small objects.
The burials reveal
an old human-animal bond.
Summary / translation: Unbubly · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source and reuse details
Berenice pet cemetery · Wikimedia contributors
Adapted, summarized and translated from the source. Adapted text is also available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reviewed: 2026-10-01