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Javaddict t1_jdwm00j wrote
Reply to comment by AnaphoricReference 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
that is interesting but the post was about tartan found in Scotland specifically
Javaddict t1_jdu5cc6 wrote
Reply to comment by ThrowAway593659 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
this is what I thought as well, my rough understanding after reading the article is that this discovery is considered the first "true" tartan as it has multiple colours weaved together vs the one found in Falkirk which is a border tartan and looks more like what we would view as a dark and light check pattern
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Reply to comment by Jihadi_Penguin in Gods, tombs and Nazis: the Third Reich’s bad relationship with Egyptology by MeatballDom
cancer research, lots of work done relating to cancer causes such as coal tar distillates, carcinogenic food dyes and stuff like that