A Sue ware vessel bearing indentations resembling small animal footprints, excavated from a Kofun period site in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, will soon be designated as an Important Tangible Cultural Property of the city, along with other excavated artifacts. Based on its size and shape, the indentations are believed to be cat footprints. Cats first appear in written documents in the Heian period...
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A Sue ware vessel bearing indentations resembling small animal footprints, excavated from a Kofun period site in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, will soon be designated as an Important Tangible Cultural Property of the city, along with other excavated artifacts. Based on its size and shape, the indentations are believed to be cat footprints. Cats first appear in written documents in the Heian period...