TheDwarvenGuy t1_jdxbste wrote
Reply to comment by atlantis_airlines in Oldest tartan found to date back to 16th Century - A scrap of fabric found in a Highland peat bog 40 years ago is likely to be the oldest tartan ever discovered in Scotland, new tests have established. by ArtOak
A lot of depiction of Celts show them as wearing tartans, but this was more of an addition by later Celtic romantics to align with their ideals of a continuity between the old celtic civilization and their current one. There may have been similar textiles though.
This kinda stuff happened all the time in the Romantic era. It's like how Vikings having horns was done by German romanticists in order to connect the Vikings to the German Bronze age cultures and thus to Germany.
HalfMetalJacket t1_jdylp3s wrote
The Celts were know to have worn a form of plaid, but that wouldn’t be considered the same thing as clan Tartans.
demostravius2 t1_jdzwwze wrote
Interestingly, there is actually a horned helmet in one of the museums I visited in Copenhagen.
TheDwarvenGuy t1_je1i0li wrote
It's probably from the Germanic bronze age and not the vikings
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