[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.