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Под кухней ее величества отрыли 8 скелетов
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_pag
Mass grave under Queen's kitchen
From The Times' Gillian Harris in Edinburgh, Scotland, with AP
September 27, 2002
A MASS grave containing eight human skeletons has been discovered by gas workers under the Queen's kitchen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The bones of four adults, three children and a baby were uncovered by workers laying new gas pipes below the kitchen floor at the Queen's official residence in Edinburgh.
Archaeologists who examined the skeletons believe that they could have been buried at least 500 years ago.
Police have been called in but a spokesman for Lothian and Borders police said it appeared a criminal inquiry would not be necessary.
Kirkdale Archaeology director Gordon Ewart said yesterday the remains were probably those of townspeople who lived near to the palace before it was extensively restored in 1660.
"We simply don't know who they are," he said. "At this stage it seems most likely they are Canongate residents buried in a secular graveyard on the west side of the old abbey church any time between the 14th and 16th centuries."
Mr Ewart said the remains were probably just the tip of a burial ground under the palace.
"These were found in a narrow channel, indicating there are likely to be many, many more," he said.
But Mr Ewart said that he could not rule out the possibility that they had a royal connection.
"The area where the remains have been found is part of a site where earlier royal accommodation might have been," he said.
After the archaeological investigations are complete, the remains will stay in their final resting place. "There is no need to disturb them any further," Mr Ewart said.
A new kitchen floor will eventually be laid well above the skeletons.
The palace was founded in 1128 by David I as an Augustinian monastery. As the abbey prospered Scotland's monarchs chose to live there, surrounded by parkland, rather than at Edinburgh Castle, perched high on a rock and exposed to the elements.
The Australian
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_pag
Mass grave under Queen's kitchen
From The Times' Gillian Harris in Edinburgh, Scotland, with AP
September 27, 2002
A MASS grave containing eight human skeletons has been discovered by gas workers under the Queen's kitchen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The bones of four adults, three children and a baby were uncovered by workers laying new gas pipes below the kitchen floor at the Queen's official residence in Edinburgh.
Archaeologists who examined the skeletons believe that they could have been buried at least 500 years ago.
Police have been called in but a spokesman for Lothian and Borders police said it appeared a criminal inquiry would not be necessary.
Kirkdale Archaeology director Gordon Ewart said yesterday the remains were probably those of townspeople who lived near to the palace before it was extensively restored in 1660.
"We simply don't know who they are," he said. "At this stage it seems most likely they are Canongate residents buried in a secular graveyard on the west side of the old abbey church any time between the 14th and 16th centuries."
Mr Ewart said the remains were probably just the tip of a burial ground under the palace.
"These were found in a narrow channel, indicating there are likely to be many, many more," he said.
But Mr Ewart said that he could not rule out the possibility that they had a royal connection.
"The area where the remains have been found is part of a site where earlier royal accommodation might have been," he said.
After the archaeological investigations are complete, the remains will stay in their final resting place. "There is no need to disturb them any further," Mr Ewart said.
A new kitchen floor will eventually be laid well above the skeletons.
The palace was founded in 1128 by David I as an Augustinian monastery. As the abbey prospered Scotland's monarchs chose to live there, surrounded by parkland, rather than at Edinburgh Castle, perched high on a rock and exposed to the elements.
The Australian
