First tartan found on Roman emperor statue
Remnants of a statue which could depict the first representation of tartan have been found by a BBC Scotland documentary team.
The bronze statue of the emperor Caracalla contains a small figure of a Caledonian warrior wearing tartan trousers.
The design featured on the cloak of the notorious emperor who led military campaigns into Scotland in the third century.
Watch Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier on BBC Two Scotland at 21:00 GMT on Friday 7 December.
04 Dec 2012
- From the section Scotland