Workers dig up human remains at chapel
CONSERVATIONISTS have discovered what are thought to be human remains at Rosslyn Chapel – the world-renowned religious site made famous by The Da Vinci Code.
The bones were discovered at the Midlothian chapel by workers carrying out conservation work.
A spokesperson for Lothian and Borders Police confirmed the discovery, but said it was not being treated as a crime.
The bones, which were found on 19 February, 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. Rosslyn Chapel has declined to comment on the find.
The chapel is in the midst of 13 million conversation work which started in January 2009. It is to be completed in July. Built in 1446, the chapel has been suggested as the burial place of the Holy Grail.
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