>In roja Valley, south-east France, near Italy, there are old walls
>surrounding beehives built in past centuries, called "naijou" near
>Tende or "Ca' d'arbine'" near la Brigue.
>We suppose they were built to defend the beehives from animals.
>Who knows of archive papers explaining against what animals they were
>built?
 
   For this type of question, you can refer to Eva Crane's excellent 1983
book, T HE ARCHAEOLOGY OF BEEKEEPING (Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, NY).  I
don't know if the answer to your specific question is in there, but I would
be surprised if it was not.
 
                                                        Adrian
 
 
 
 
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