The Rennes-le-Château study group, The Rennes Group, held their spring assembly on Saturday the 28th of April in Oxford, England. The meeting featured Ben Hammott, the researcher formerly known as Tombman, whose discoveries are central to the soon to be released documentary, Bloodline. In short, Hammott claims to have deciphered clues in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Rennes-le-Château that led to the discovery of three bottles; each containing 100 year old documents, including one that has been carbon dated to over 500 years old. The documents appear to have been written by Father Saunière and possibly Father Bigou, two priests of considerable Rennes-le-Château renown. Hammott shared that each bottle contained clues to the location of the next and ultimately, the third bottle led to a treasure chest containing artefacts alleged to be from the marriage ceremony of Jesus and Mary. Guy Patton, Rennes Group master of ceremonies and author of the respected Rennes-le-Château book Web of Gold, initiated what amounted to a Rennes-le-Château peer review. He was joined by esoteric notables Lynn Picknett and Rat Scabies, amongst others. Although Hammott did not provide any physical evidence (he has in fact presented supporting artefacts at previous Rennes Group meetings), the insights that led to his dramatic discovery were supported by researchers Sandra Hamblett and Bill Kersey, who assisted Hammott in his quest. Not surprisingly, certain details were withheld pending the release of the Bloodline documentary.
