[MR] BBC: Beehive discovered in Rosslyn Chapel

[Garth G. Groff]

Marie Hélène and Noble Friends,

Skeletons are pretty routine in medieval churches. Think of the floor of 
Bath Abbey for example. Everywhere you walk is somebody's grave, and the 
pews and risers cover more graves, with some tombstones only partly 
showing. In a private chapel they were  probably less common, but still 
not completely unusual. I would expect family to be buried in a crypt, 
so maybe these were servants or chapel builders.

The bee hive, however, is something quite unusual.

Kind regards,


Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot

Sandi Rust wrote:
> I find it kind of funny that the discovery of *two skeletons* makes 
> the news as an afterthough...
>  
> "This is amazing! It appears that this was made just so the bees could 
> find a warm place without molestation. Oh yeah, we found a couple 
> skeltons in the cupboard over there; but look at the intricity of this 
> hive - I wonder how long this colony has been here. Hope they come back."
>  
> I have a couple archeologist friends... it's amazing what they focus on.
> (^_^)'
>  
> Marie Hélène
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