Question
Elaborate bronze headdresses, like the ones discovered at Wanborough Temple and buried with the Deal Warrior, are thought to have been worn by these people. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these people, one of whom may have been buried with their surgical tools and an early board game at Colchester. The Romans described the human sacrifice rituals practiced by this Celtic priestly caste.
ANSWER: druids
[10h] Evidence for the Lindow Man’s status as a druidic nobleman suggests that he consumed a special loaf made with this plant before his ritual murder. The Celts viewed this medicinal plant as an “all-heal.”
ANSWER: mistletoe
[10m] Other possibly Druidic artifacts include bronze spoons carved in the La Tène style that may have been used for this purpose. In ancient Rome, augurs engaged in this practice by watching the flight patterns of birds.
ANSWER: divination [accept prophecy; accept descriptions such as interpreting omens or revealing the will of the gods or prophesying the future or the unknown]
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Summary
2023 ARCADIA at Duke | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
2023 ARCADIA at Emory | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 100% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
Emory A | Tennessee A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Georgia A | Georgia B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Georgia Tech C | Georgia Tech B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Georgia Tech A | Georgia Tech D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |