Domesticated cats may have arrived in the West much later than previously thought, according to new research published on Thursday. Cats began their relationship with humans quite early, with evidence -- including a human buried with their cat in Cyprus -- pointing to ancient Egyptians domesticating cats about 10,000 years ago, Claudio Ottoni, a paleogeneticist and associate professor of molecular anthropology at the University of Roma Tor Vergata, told ABC News. While previous research has indicated that cats arrived in Europe during the Neolithic expansion of Near East farmers about 6,000 years ago, new analysis indicates that pet cats arrived thousands of years later as a result of following Roman soldiers amid their quests, according to a paper published in Science on Thursday. Researc

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