After Thursday's discovery of what police believe is a human skull near a West Sussex road, Police said on Saturday (January 30) the search for other, related remains is about to enter its fourth day.
People working nearby raised the alert close to a layby on the B2141 near Chilgrove, north of Chichester, at 12.35pm on Thursday (January 28).
Officers said they'd continue to search in and around a wooded area for at least the next few days.
Any remains recovered will be subject to specialist examinations and testing.
Chief Inspector Jon Carter, District Commander for Arun and Chichester, said:
“Our enquiries are ongoing as we seek to establish how long these suspected human remains have been at this location, and how they came to be here.
"This is a complex process which is likely to take several weeks at least before we will know the age of the remains with any certainty.
“In order to allow the continued searches to be carried out safely, the road has been reduced to a single carriageway and there are temporary traffic signals in place.
"We are grateful for road users’ care and patience if they are travelling past this location.
“This discovery is currently being treated as unexplained, and I would urge anyone with any information which could assist in our investigation – no matter how insignificant they think it may be – to contact us.”
Reports are welcomed online, or by calling 101, quoting Operation Sunlight.
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