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Archaeologists find oldest evidence of cat kneading on 1,200-year-old jug in Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists have discovered the oldest known artifact bearing traces of a cat's 'kneading' behavior—a fragment of a clay jug aged 1,200 years, excavated in Jerusalem. The imprint was ...
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This Ancient Paw Print on a Pottery Fragment in Jerusalem Is the Oldest Known Evidence of a Cat Kneading
Now, after carefully analyzing a piece of the jug, archaeologists say it’s the oldest known evidence of a cat “kneading,” a ...