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wicker man
A wicker man was a large wicker statue purportedly used by the ancient Druids (priests of Celtic paganism) for sacrifice by burning it in effigy, according to Julius Caesar in his ''Commentarii de Bello Gallico'' (''Commentary on the Gallic War'').〔Caesar, Julius; Hammond, Carolyn (translator) (1998). ''The Gallic War''. ''The Gallic War'', p. 128. ISBN 0-19-283582-3.〕〔("Did The Celts Burn Human Sacrifices In A Huge 'Wicker Man'?" ), The Straight Dope, 1998〕 Contradicting the Roman sources, more recent scholarship finds that "there is little archeological evidence" of human sacrifice by the Celts, and suggests the likelihood that Greeks and Romans disseminated negative information out of disdain for the barbarians.〔(Wells, Peter. ''The Barbarians Speak'', p. 59-60. Princeton University Press, 1999. ISBN 9780691089782 )〕 There is no evidence of the practices Julius Caesar described, and the stories of human sacrifice appear to derive from a single source, Poseidonius, whose claims are unsupported.〔(Ellis, Peter Berresford. ''The Ancient World of the Celts'', p. 64, 184, 187. Barnes & Noble Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0760717168 )〕
Archaeological evidence from the British Isles seems to indicate that human sacrifice may have been practiced, over times long pre-dating any contact with Rome. Human remains have been found at the foundations of structures from the Neolithic time to the Roman era, with injuries and in positions that argue for their being foundation sacrifices.
In some more modern times, wicker men are used for various events. The figure has been adopted for festivals as part of some neopagan-themed ceremonies, without the human sacrifice element.〔(Wicker-Man: The Burning Question ). Retrieved October 23, 2006.〕 Effigies of this kind have also been used as elements in performance art, as display features at rock music festivals, as thematic material in songs, and as the focal point of the cult British horror film, ''The Wicker Man''. Much of the prominence of the wicker man in modern popular culture and the wide general awareness of the wicker man as structure and concept is attributable to this film.
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