Cat Paw Prints Through History
The photo of the cat paw prints represents one such situation which forces the historian to take his eyes from the text for a moment, to pause and to recreate in his mind the incident when a cat. Imagine stumbling upon a centuries-old manuscript and discovering an unexpected visitor had left its mark - a cat's paw, immortalised in ink. This quirky image, a medieval equivalent of your cat jumping on your keyboard, has captivated social media for over ten years.
Here, instead, is the very earliest paw print we have found: from Harapan India, a cat that had been pushing up daisies a good three thousand years by the time the Romans were stroking cats in their God. Prints were also left behind on villa in Germany, purportedly because the ancient Romans used a system of forced hot air to provide underfloor heating to heat houses. Now what cat would let that opportunity get away? Artifacts from Rhineland Villa as shared and described in Feline Paws Through History article.
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Following Medieval Paw Prints While digging through ancient manuscripts, researchers occasionally find actual paw prints preserved in ink from centuries ago. In 2013, a researcher named Emir Filipović spotted something unique in the Dubrovnik archives: perfect cat tracks stamped across a letter from 1445. The document was discussing silver mining and politics in Kosovo, but clearly, some.
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Emir O. Filipović, a historian at the University of Sarajevo, made a fascinating discovery while pawing through a 15th century manuscript in the State Archives of Dubrovnik: a series of small paw prints that had been left behind by a curious cat. Filipović explains the discovery: "My story line follows a simple path: I was doing some research in the Dubrovnik State Archives for my PhD, I.
While pawing through a stack of medieval manuscripts from Dubrovnik, Croatia, University of Sarajevo doctoral student Emir O. Filipović stumbled upon a familiar set of splotches marring the centuries-old pages. Years ago, a mischievous kitty had left her ink.
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The cat's ancient paw print measures 1.2 inches across. Image credits: Shimon Gibson / Mount Zion Expedition. The paw print was discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem.
