Turns out those crazy cat ladies might have been right after all.  In the heart of Alexandria, Egypt, archaeologists have uncovered a 2000-year-old temple dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet.  The temple is believed to be due to the patronage of Queen Berenice, wife of Ptolemy III, who ruled Egypt circa 3 BC.   Experts believe it is the first temple to Bastet built in Alexandria, and hope the discovery offers a clue to the location of the ancient city’s royal quarter.

That’s the reason why this discovery is so important.  As the city grew and older buildings crumbled, they just built on top of the old ones.  All of ancient Alexandria is buried somewhere beneath the current city, but no one knows where.  This royal temple provides at least some indication of how the city was laid out, thus helping archaeologists search for the city’s valuable royal palaces, archives, and the other ancient landmarks that contain so much of Egypt’s history.

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