STV in Scotland is reporting that human remains may have been found in Rosslyn Chapel. An article by Graham Fraser reports that workmen found bones in the Chapel during conservation work:
The bones, which were found on February 19, have now been removed from the site to be examined by archaeologists to discover their age, type and if they are human or animal. They were discovered under a slab while a new heating system was being installed inside the chapel. There is no record of a burial site in this particular area of the chapel.
The local police are not treating the discovery as a crime, which implies the bones are very old. Rosslyn Chapel authorities have declined to comment. The crypt has been used for the burial of descendants of William St. Clair who built the chapel, and the Sinclair family, but the new discovery is not in an area historically used for interment of bodies.
The famous 15th century chapel is associated by various authors with early Scottish Freemasonry, the Knights Templar, and wide range of pseudo-historical claims, along with being the location of the climax of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. It is undergoing a US$20 million renovation and restoration project.
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I have it on good authority that the remains were a skeletal hand grasping an emerald cup with a dried reddish substance at its base. Also found was that the skelton appeared to have a Masonic apron on, with a secret flap containing a note written by someone with the initials JBM that read, "Guys, I have an idea, do you know anything about stone work?"
My published update ...
http://atlantisrisingmagazine.com/2011/07/01/the-rosslyn-bones/
I've just posted my article to my Scribd shelf, and it includes new information that begins on page five.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/73616342/The-Rosslyn-Bones
Best,
Jeff
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