Plaids and stripes

[Carlton Bach]

I'm just idly wondering: a lot of more modern reconstructions show Roman troops and auxiliaries in the Northwestern parts wearing plaid patterns of various types.

What is our evidence for these? I know the Thorsberg and other cloaks were made like that, but is there any known Roman or Gallo-Roman find that shows such patterns? And is there evidence of colours?

[Viventius]

The Falkirk tartan is dated to the 3rd century or 4th century AD:

http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/heritage_and_ ... tartan.htm

http://www.keithcommunity.co.uk/site/museum.htm#Falkirk