The Histocrat

The Druids (2020x2)

Air date: May 12, 2020

In this video we dive into the accounts of the Druids of Gaul and Britain, and try to see if there is any archaeological evidence for their existence. https://patreon.com/thehistocrat https://twitter.com/The_Histocrat https://ko-fi.com/histocrat You can find more of Dan and Ettore's excellent artwork below: https://www.deviantart.com/zalezsky https://www.patreon.com/Zalezsky https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/ https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/ Ettore also has a graphic novel which you can find here (note: currently only available in Italian) https://www.amazon.it/sentiero-delle-ossa-Ettore-Mazza/dp/8832757028/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=3HBCGU6FA95XA&keywords=il+sentiero+delle+ossa&qid=1580400814&sprefix=Il+sentiero+delle+ossa%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1 #History #Druids #Gaul #IronAge Special thanks to: Alistair Snart Road Management Services (Darrington) Additional Sources: Andrew Fitzpatrick (2007b) Druids: Towards an Archaeology https://www.academia.edu/5801022/Druids_Towards_an_Archaeology Jane Webster (2015) A Dirty Window on the Iron Age? Recent Developments in the Archaeology of Pre‑Roman Celtic Religion https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286383718_A_dirty_window_on_the_Iron_Age_Recent_developments_in_the_archaeology_of_pre-Roman_Celtic_religion “At the Water's Edge” by Lund J https://www.academia.edu/4188010/At_the_Waters_Edge Nicky Garland (2013) Ritual Landscapes of Pre-Roman Britain: The Margins of Practice on the Margins of the Empire https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320363007_Ritual_Landscapes_of_Pre-Roman_Britain_The_Margins_of_Practice_on_the_Margins_of_the_Empire Ian Armit (2010) Porticos, pillars and severed heads: the display and curation of human remains in the southern French Iron Age https://www.academia.edu/30851745/Porticos_pillars_and_severed_heads_the_display_and_curation_of_human_remains_in_the_southern_French_Iron_Age_pp._89-99_in_Rebay-Salisbury_K._Stig_