Face to face with the 5,000-year-old 'first Scot'

The Scotsman ^ | Friday, August 21, 2009 | Frank Urquhart

[Daffynition]

I can't stop thinking about chocolate tonight.

[TruthConquers]

Maybe it was a chess piece.

I truly hate the rubbish these researchers types come up with to explain the things they find. Bunch of generational elitist baloney.

[blam]

"Scottish tartan goes way, way back, it seems! "

Back further than you'd expect. These folks (The Mummies Of Urumchi) had tartan too.

[snarks_when_bored]

Interesting mummies, blam; I don't recall reading about them before. They're not quite as old as the Scottish figurine, though (4500 to 5000 years old):

Dating as far back as 4,000 years, they were made by accident--naturally--by the dry climate in the salty Tarim basin. The oldest mummies from Cherchen found so far died about 3,000 years ago, while the oldest mummies found near Loulan died about 4,000 years ago.

[snarks_when_bored]

They kilt the last guy who said that. ;’)

Ha'e ye no shame, laddie?

[blam]

"Interesting mummies, blam; I don't recall reading about them before."

Covered here in 2001.

The Curse Of The Redheaded Mummy

"They're not quite as old as the Scottish figurine, though (4500 to 5000 years old): "

Yup. Not as old...I was astonished about their location. The author of the book, The Mummies Of Urumchi, Elizabeth Barber is a fabric expert and she said that the weave, mfg techniques, ect were exactly like those used in Scotland.

[snarks_when_bored]

Thanks for the link to your 2003 post. I’ll read it soon...

[shibumi]

"Careful examination revealed a face with heavy brows, two dots for eyes and an oblong for a nose."

[Slings and Arrows]

Poor guy - he had to wait thousands of years to have the English to hate.

[Cailleach]

Did he have a blue silk ribbon?

[SunkenCiv]

Well, he is called ‘first Scot’... ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

I claymore attention that way.

[SunkenCiv]

Chess doesn’t go back that far, but it could be a game piece of some sort.

[TruthConquers]

I was wondering how far back chess was considered to exist.

So, how do they decide if it was a chess piece unless they find a mostly complete set, how would they know?

[SunkenCiv]

Probably it’s a ceramic toy soccer player. ;’)