Dear ZOOARCHers,

I am wondering if anyone can point me to references on the earliest remains of domesticated cats in the Americas. I have seen lots of discussion about European explorers, Columbus, the Mayflower etc. bringing cats, but not necessarily archaeological evidence.

Cheers,
Angela
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Angela Perri
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, Germany

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