[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c6.s7.1 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c6.s7.1 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c6.s7.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s7.1) The identification of the domestic cat (\*Felis catus domesticus\*) is extremely difficult on the basis of skeletal remains, its bones having been reported only from a few sites. The cat is one of the few animals that can easily revert to its feral state in the early stages of domestication. Changes in hair-length and colour, a general reduction in size, a broadening of the skull, corresponding to a shortening of the face and, occasionally, changes in dentition are some of the characteristic traits associated with the domestic breeds. - [Previous: v1.c6.s6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s6.4) - [Next: v1.c6.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s7.2) - [Up: v1.c6.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c6.s7.1) · Pramāṇa