Quanhucun, Hunan, China

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Exact boundaries are uncertain. Quanhucun is located within the larger region of Liling, Hunan. Quanhucun was in the news in December, 2013, for being the probable location of the first domesticated cats. Scientists also believe they were domesticated much earlier than formerly thought based on fossil evidence found in the area of Quanhucun. Cats were formerly assumed to have been domesticated in Egypt. Read more: www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5329/20131217/cats-fir...
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Coordinates:   27°38'59"N   113°30'54"E
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