World’s oldest-known surviving Scottish tartan has ‘more to tell,’ says researcher

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Dye analysis and radiocarbon testing suggests a fragment of tartan measuring 55-by-43 centimetres dates back the period between 1500 and 1600. It will go on display as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee’s tartan exhibition next month. 

CBC | World News

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