2023年3月28日 · A piece of fabric discovered in a bog in the Scottish Highlands might be the oldest traditional tartan ever found, new research suggests. The piece of material could be up to 500 years old,...

2024年1月22日 · Using carbon dating, scientists discovered that the “Glen Affric” fabric, uncovered in a peat bog in the Highlands during forestry work and donated to the Scottish Tartans Authority in the ...

2023年11月16日 · Sometime around the 1980s, maybe, a rough, yellow-tinged piece of fabric, slightly larger than a placemat, was pulled from a peat bog in Glen Affric, Scotland. The cloth is a swatch of...

2023年4月5日 · New research suggests a piece of fabric found in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1980s is the oldest surviving tartan, likely dating to the 16th century. A patterned cloth featuring...

2024年1月22日 · An original piece of tartan material was discovered in a peat bog in Glen Affric in the Highlands around 40 years ago. After testing by the Scottish Tartans' Authority, it was confirmed to...

2023年3月26日 · New scientific research has revealed a piece of tartan found in a peat bog in Glen Affric around forty years ago can be dated to circa 1500-1600 AD, making it the oldest known surviving specimen of true tartan in Scotland. The Scottish Tartans Authority commissioned Dye Analysis and Radiocarbon testing on the woollen textile to prove its age.

2023年3月26日 · NEW research has revealed a piece of tartan found in a Glen Affric peat bog could be the oldest tartan in Scotland. The specimen, which measures around 55cm by 43cm, was found around 40 years ago and can be dated to circa 1500-1600 AD, so it is possible that it was made around the rule of Mary, Queen of Scots.

2024年2月1日 · The oldest known piece of true tartan ever found, which was discovered in a peat bog, has been recreated by experts. Uncovered about 40 years ago in a bog in Glen Affric in the Highlands, the tartan underwent rigorous testing last year to confirm it was the oldest surviving true piece of the traditional patterned cloth.

2023年3月28日 · A thin but intact square of old fabric removed from a Highland peat bog four decades ago is likely the oldest tartan ever found in Scotland, a new battery of tests has revealed. It is estimated that the piece of fabric, with its distinctive combination of crisscrossing patterns of different colors, was manufactured sometime in the 16th century.

2023年3月27日 · A piece of fabric found in a peat bog in the Scottish Highlands is thought to be the oldest traditional tartan ever found. Researchers say the delicate material could be up to 500 years old....