Of course there is the one at Shillourokambos on Cyprus, which is near a human burial but in a separate pit:
Vigne, Jean-Denis, Jean Guilaine, K. Debue, L. Haye, and P. Gérard
2004 Early taming of the cat in Cyprus.
Science 304(5668):259.
The multiple burial at Hierakonpolis is probably more likely to have a ritual/sacrifice aspect:
Van Neer, Wim, Veerle Linseele, Renée F. Friedman, and Beatrice De Cupere
2014 More evidence for cat taming at the Predynastic elite cemetery of Hierakonpolis (Upper Egypt).
Journal of Archaeological Science 45:103-111.
Nerissa Russell
Professor
Department of Anthropology
Cornell University
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Dear ZOOARCHers,
Given the recent topic of cats, I am wondering if anyone has come across any intentional wild felid burials, anywhere in the world. I am referring specifically to intentional, individual burials (akin to some dog burials, or humans for that matter), not coburials
with humans, mass graves, or those with some kind of ritual or sacrificial element. I have searched around quite a bit, but have come up empty-handed.
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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